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Food Insecurity and Collateral Consequences of Punishment Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cynthia A. Golembeski, Ans Irfan, and Kimberly R. Dong, World Medical and Health Policy

(December 2020)
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This article from the highlights the struggles individuals with felony drug convictions face in accessing relief with food stamps or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP benefits). The authors find that policy improvements, administrative flexibility, and cross‐sector collaboration can facilitate SNAP benefit access, plus safer, healthier transitioning from jail or prison to the community.

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