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Prisoners eligible for stimulus checks, but getting payout behind bars is complicated By
Like many Americans, people behind bars are waiting to see if they will be getting checks from the federal government as part of the new stimulus bill provided it passes Congress this month as expected. The majority of incarcerated people in Washington and Oregon were likely eligible for the first two rounds of relief money.
Advocates for prisoners say the all too common refrain of What happened to my check? shows the system for the incarcerated needs to be improved. This comes after a federal judge reversed an initial attempt by the Internal Revenue Service to disqualify inmates from receiving stimulus payments.
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