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Helping Inmates Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
Publication year:
2003
| Cataloged on:
Dec. 26, 2007
ANNOTATION: "This report looks at three programs that assist inmates in preparing and filing pre-release applications for Federal disability benefits so they can continue to receive treatment without interruption after they are released from prison or jail" (p. ii). Sections comprising this publication are: about this report (summary); introduction; challenges in the benefits application process; programs in three sites -- Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI), City of Philadelphia's Forensic Intensive Recovery (FIR) program, and benefits strategy for New York State prison inmates; lessons learned; and final thoughts.