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Public Assistance Laws Affecting Individuals with Criminal Convictions (Legal Action Center)
- Organization: Legal Action Center
- Date Created: Saturday, January 01, 2000
- Submitted: Tuesday, October 04, 2005
- Attachment(s): PDF
This summary describes the federal public assistance laws that govern the eligibility of people convicted of drug felonies for federally-funded cash assistance and Food Stamps and summarizes the ways in which states implemented, modified, or opted out of the federal ban. (Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice)