The incompetent administration of failed President Barack Obama mailed $250 Social Security stimulus checks to Massachusetts prison inmates who weren’t entitled to the payment. Then they ignored Department of Corrections requests for guidance on what to do with the illegal checks. Now, they want the money back.
Can’t wait until they’re in charge of my colon.
The state Department of Correction initially withheld stimulus checks mailed to 23 inmates because prison officials believed the convicts were not entitled to the cash, said DOC spokeswoman Diane Wiffin.
The DOC said it released the funds after the federal government ignored several requests for guidance.
“In the absence of a formal directive, DOC determined that it did not have grounds to continue to withhold the checks from the recipients,” Wiffin said in an e-mail.
The Herald learned yesterday the U.S. Social Security Administration is asking at least 14 of the Bay State prisoners to return the cash. Inmates are generally not allowed to receive Social Security benefits while incarcerated.
It’s not clear if the cons have already spent the money in the commissary or elsewhere, however.
“This just goes against all common sense,” said U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the House minority whip and a stimulus plan critic. “It shows you the lack of oversight and then what follows is this incredibly nonsensical outcome. Where is the accountability?”
God only knows how many other prison systems have been effected and not reported it to the press.
H/T: Michelle Malkin – And now: Cash for Convicts!
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