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Convicted Felon Benefits: 4 Steps to Get Your Social Security Payments Started Again Once You Are Freed

The Social Security Administration didn’t waste any time. Thirty days after your conviction your payments were cut off. Can I get Social Security benefits if I’ve been convicted of a felony? While you can’t get those lost payments back, you can... Read more

Four Problems With the Federal Incarceration System

Inmates can be sent far away. With state convictions, the inmates are only sent to prisons within the state. The federal system can send an inmate to a prison anywhere in the United States. No parole. Federal inmates are not eligible for parole ... Read more

Meditation in Prison: Men Inside Change Their Lives with Mindfulness

Fleet Maull, a former prisoner who served time on a drug conviction, and Founder of the Prison Dharma Network and the Prison Mindfulness trainings, teaches meditation at a medium security prison in Rhode Island. This video shows first-person accou... Read more

Prison Marriages: How can I keep my relationship strong while I’m in prison?

You are going to prison. Your wife has promised to hold the family together, but you are worried that she might forget you while you are serving your time. Your love for your wife is solid, but if you want to do your part in keeping the marriage stro... Read more

Death Row: Can you really get anything you want for your last meal?

The final meal of a death row inmate varies from state to state but in most cases it consists of foods the inmate requests.  Interesting facts about last meals: 12 pictures of death row last meals Texas is the Exception: In 2011, Texas stopped ... Read more

Traffic Stops: Four things not to do if you’re pulled over

Getting pulled over by the police is unnerving even if you have nothing to hide. Those lights in the rear view mirror never fail to speed you heart up. Keep yourself safe during the stop by avoiding these four things: Don’t make sudden movements. ... Read more

Three Differences Between Federal and State Prisons

Your husband has been convicted and is being sent to a federal prison. While federal and state prisons share some similarities, there are three primary differences between state and federal incarceration. Housing jurisdiction. • The federal... Read more

Social Security, Disability and Incarceration: Will benefits continue?

You were granted social security disability because you have a long-term disability, but being in prison or jail too long can put you back at square one. This is how it works. Benefits after Incarceration: What You Need To Know Arrested: You wo... Read more