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NEW: People who are currently or were recently incarcerated are now eligible for CARES Act stimulus checks. If you haven’t filed your 2018 or 2019 tax return or filed a claim to receive a stimulus check, click here and file before 10/15: https://www.freefilefillableforms.com/#/fd/EconomicImpactPayment
You can also submit a hard-copy claim by filling out this form and mailing it: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/file-a-simplified-paper-tax-return
If the person already submitted an IRS Non-Filer claim and was denied because they were incarcerated, they will also automatically receive a check. The IRS has been ordered to send a payment within 30 days to the address submitted through the Non-Filer claim.
If the currently or recently incarcerated person filed taxes in 2018 or 2019, they will automatically receive a check. The IRS has been ordered to send a payment within 30 days to the address listed on the tax return.
If the currently or recently incarcerated person did not file a 2018 or 2019 tax return and has not yet submitted the IRS Non-Filer claim, they MUST submit a claim by October 15, 2020.
For more information and free legal consultations on stimulus checks for people who are incarcerated, please visit: https://www.lieffcabraser.com/cares-act-relief/?link_id=1&can_id=48f106e330382641d874465abffb5421&source=email-federal-judge-orders-trump-admin-to-stop-denying-pandemic-relief-funds-to-incarcerated-persons&email_referrer=email_936663&email_subject=federal-judge-orders-trump-admin-to-stop-denying-pandemic-relief-funds-to-incarcerated-persons
