Collected Item: “Prisoners released cannot get an ID with government office closed”
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Prisoners released cannot get an ID with government office closed
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article
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During regular times previously incarcerated persons have difficulty re-entering society but a new problem has arisen for them during the covid pandemic. Government offices, such as the ones we all rely on to obtain a government issued ID/drivers license, are not open. Without an ID former inmates have trouble getting jobs and more.
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prison, inmate, incarcerated, ID, Illinois, Chicago
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https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/05/26/no-photo-id-no-services-coronavirus-poses-steep-hurdles-after-prison
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Christie Thompson
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2020-05-26