Tag: offense

• 05 February 2016
• by: NiaLena Caravasos
• in: Blog
• tag: abandoned, benefits, drug, enforce, federal, georgia, indiana, marshall, nebraska, offense, restrictions, states, treatment, war
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According to the Marshall Project, “drug-war-era bans on benefits are [being] lifted” as the number of states still denying federal benefits to former drug felons is shrinking. 18 states have completely abandoned the federal prohibition on drug offenders receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or food stamps, while 26 other states have partly eased […]