According to the Ruling of the Social Security Administration (SSA), the decision of the Second Circuti in Fowlkes applies to all title II and XVI appplicants, beneficiaries and recipients who live in Connecticut, New York and Vermont. In those states, the SSA “will not use the existence of an outstanding felony arrest warrant or similar order as the sole basis [to determine that an individual is a fugutive felon under the Act]…[SSA] must have evidence that the individual knows that there is an outstanding felony arrest warrant, and that the outstanding arrest warrant must have been issued on the basis that the individual has fled or is fleeing from justice.” SSA will send a notice will be sent to all affected individuals about the ruling and the right to request readjudication under it.
April 2nd, 2006The Cost of Staying Out of Jail
Op-Ed in The New York Times on the financial fees and fines on people on probation in Governor Pataki’s budget proposal. According to the article, “many of these fees and fines may be harsher than the original punishment.”
April 1st, 2006New issue of The Prevention Researcher
Volume 13, Number 2 (April 2006). This magazine issue deals with the issue of incarcerated parents and their children. Articles include: “Youth with Incarcerated Parents: An Introduction to the Issues,” “Providing Support to Adolescent Children with Incarcerated Parents,” “Resilience of Girls with Incarcerated Mothers: The Impact of Girl Scouts,” “After Incarceration: Adolescent-Parent Reunification,” and “Rights and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents.” Click here to read more.