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Suspension of Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Upheld
The court of appeals for the Fourth circuit held that 42 U.S.C. § 402(x), which suspends payment of social security benefits to incarcerated felons is constitutional. Social security benefits are non-contractual benefits subject to congressional discretion. Note that the statute only suspends benefits to prisoners convicted of a felony who …
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