DRUG OFFENDERS: Various Factors May Limit The Impacts of Federal Laws That Provide for Denial of Selected Benefits
October 10, 2005 Drug Offenders: Various Factors May Limit The Impacts of Federal Laws That Provide for Denial of Selected BenefitsSeveral provisions of federal law allow for or require certain federal benefits to be denied to individuals convicted of drug offenses in federal or state courts. These benefits include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), food stamps, federally assisted housing, postsecondary education assistance, and some federal contracts and licenses. Given the sizable population of drug offenders in the United States, the number and the impacts of federal denial of benefit provisions may be particularly important if the operations of these . . .
