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Serving People from Arrest to Reintegration

Fleeing Felon Overview (Duke Legal Assistance Project)

  • Organization: Duke Legal Assistance Project
  • Document Type: Training materials
  • Date Created: Monday, October 22, 2007
  • Submitted: Monday, October 22, 2007
  • Attachment(s): LINK

General information about refusal of SSI, TANF, food stamps, and housing assistance benefits for persons purportedly fleeing to avoid prosecution for a felony.

Answers to basic questions including:
-Who is a fleeing felon?
-How does the process work?
-What should I do now that I have been identified as a fleeing felon?
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-How does the fleeing felon status affect Social Security benefits and what should I do?

-How does the fleeing felon status affect Veteran's Administration benefits and what should I do?

-How does the fleeing felon status affect TANF/Welfare benefits and what should I do?

-How does the fleeing felon status affect food stamp benefits and what should I do?

-How does the fleeing felon status affect federal housing assistance benefits and what should I do?