Application procedures for each major form of government identification require at least one other major form of identification to authenticate the applicant’s identity. Although this policy loop has implications for a number of vulnerable populations, it creates particularly intractable problems for people leaving incarceration with serious mental illness. These individuals depend upon timely access to public assistance programs for treatment of complex sets of physical and behavioral health needs, but identification requirements are found to delay access to benefits during a critical time in individuals’ reentry to the community after a period of incarceration.
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