Reentry and Federal Benefits

Helping Inmates Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
National Institute of Justice (2007)

Arrested? What Happens to Your Benefits If You Go to Jail or Prison? A Guide to Federal Rules on SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and Veterans Benefits for Adults with Disabilities
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2007)

Audit Report: The Social Security Administration's Program for Issuing Replacement Social Security Cards to Prisoners
Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General (2006)

Guidelines and Recommendations for Services Provided by VHA Facilities to Incarcerated Veterans Re-Entering Community Living
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (2006)

Finding the Key to successful transition from jail to the community An Explanation of Federal Medicaid and Disability Program Rules
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2006)

Assessing Gaps Between Policy and Practice in Medicaid Disenrollment of Jail Detainees With Severe Mental Illness
Psychiatric Services (2006)

Best Practices: Access to Benefits for Prisoners with Mental Illnesses
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2006)

Local Efforts to Increase Access to SSI for Homeless Persons: Best Practices
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (2006)

Association of State Correctional Administrators Letter to the Social Security Administration
Association of State Correctional Administrators (2006)

Maintaining Medicaid Benefits for Jail Detainees with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders
The National GAINS Center (2006)

SSI Outreach Project
University of Maryland Medical System, Division of Community Psychiatry (2006)

Helping Inmates Obtain Federal Disability Benefits
Abt Associates Inc. (2006)

Finding the Key to Successful Transition from Jail to Community: An Explanation of Federal Medicaid and Disability Program Rules
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2006)

Steps for Implementation of Facets of SSI Project Without Funding
Advocacy and Training Center (2006)

Casualties of Complexity: Why Eligible Homeless People Are Not Enrolled in Medicaid
National Health Care for the Homeless Council (2006)

Expediting Eligibility Determinations: The SSI Program and Chronic Homelessness
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (2006)

A Better Life - A Safer Community: Helping Inmates Access Federal Benefits
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2006)

Federal Benefits for Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses Who Have Been Incarcerated
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2006)

Reducing SSI Enrollment Barriers for Homeless Claimants: Recommendations of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National Health Care for the Homeless Council (2006)

Local Efforts to Increase Access to SSI for Homeless Persons: Best Practices
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (2006)

The Child Support Program: An Investment that Works
Center for Law and Social Policy (2006)

Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry
The Urban Institute (2005)

Stepping Stones to Recovery: A Case Manager’s Manual for Assisting Adults Who Are Homeless, with Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2005)

The Challenges and Impacts of Prisoner Reentry
National Governor's Association (2004)

Nationwide Survey of Identification Requirements for Newly Released Prisoners
National H.I.R.E. Network (2003)

Building Bridges: An Act to Reduce Recidivism by Improving Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities upon Release from Incarceration
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2003)

A Better Life - A Safer Community: Helping Inmates Access Federal Benefits
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (2003)

Every Door closed: Facts About Parents with Criminal Records
Center for Law and Social Policy (2002)

Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents with Criminal Records
Center for Law and Social Policy (2002)

Maintaining Medicaid Benefits for Jail Detainees with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
CMHS National GAINS Center (2002)

Federal Benefits for Individuals with Serious Mental Illnesses Who Have Been Incarcerated
CMHS National GAINS Center (2002)

Some Days Are Harder Than Hard: Welfare Reform and Women With Drug Convictions in Pennsylvania
Center for Law and Social Policy (1999)

General Assistance Programs: The State-Based Part of the Safety Net
The Urban Institute (1997)

National Institute of Justice

Center for Law and Social Policy

Legal Action Center

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

National H.I.R.E. Network