Many old prisoners and those who are disabled, wonder how they will even manage to survive inside prison. They have no income and even medical treatment is impossible to afford! 

Both those groups have heard stories that Social Security can help. Old and disabled prisoners hope that Social Security will pay them enough so that they can eke out an existence. Released prisoners think that prison has disabled them and they can get help to get started "on the streets." Both groups are wrong! Prisoners are NOT paid Social Security benefits.

Because we get so many inquiries about these supposed programs, we asked Social Security for the straight facts. The Philadelphia Regional Coordinator is (as of this writing) Sandro Pollice (phone 215-597-2836). According to him: "Please be aware that the frequently quoted articles which claim that ex-prisoners can obtain a lump-sum payment or are eligible for SSI¹ because they are a 'disadvantaged minority,' or because all prisoners are considered disabled, are FALSE.

The Social Security Administration has a web site. It provides authoritative information about benefits. One "fact-sheet" is entitled "What Prisoners Should Know About Social Security." That "fact-sheet" explains that no benefits are paid while a person is imprisoned. Upon release, qualified persons² may collect retirement benefits or disability benefits.

Your government wants released prisoners to be desperate and penniless. that way, they will be forced to instantly revert to "crime" in order to survive.