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


 

Publication Date: March 2004

Publisher: Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Author(s): Chris Koyanagi

Research Area: Health; Justice; Social conditions

Keywords: Veterans health care; Disability insurance; Mental health; Incarceration

Type: Fact sheet

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This laypersons' booklet explains what happens to federal benefits for people with disabilities when they go to jail or prison.