[Video] How to get Identification Documents after being Incarcerated

More than half of the incarcerated population has NO FORM of Identification when they are released from prison or jail. Without an ID, people are unable to access many of the public services that can keep us healthy and safe. Nearly every service people seek requires some sort of Identification. Applying for public benefits to help rent an apartment, open a bank account, get an education, and sometimes even getting your identification, requires that you verify your identity with a valid government ID. Lack of access to identification can stop social service provision in its tracks and completely stall a clients ability to provide literally anything for themselves. People who have been incarcerated are especially vulnerable when they are without identification because it is the one thing that can often mean the difference between being re-arrested or walking away from an encounter with law enforcement.

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