More than a million incarcerated people received COVID-19 stimulus checks, adding up to $1.1 billion in funds, according to data released by the IRS.
According to a report from the Free Beacon, of the 1.1 million criminals, 163,000 are serving a life sentence without parole. The IRS revealed this information in a letter to Rep. Don Bacon (R., Neb.) which was acquired by the Free Beacon.
JUST IN: IRS Sent Over $1 Billion In Stimulus Checks To Locked Up Criminals, Including Murderers
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— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) September 1, 2022
"The American Rescue Plan was reckless in the amount of massive spending with no off-sets," Bacon told the Free Beacon. "Giving stimulus checks to death row inmates is a glaring example. This bill triggered the worst inflation in 41 years, costing the average family $500 a month. The poor suffer the most."
The cost of these funds was about $1.3 billion.
The American Rescue Plan was set to provide cash relief for single persons earning less than $75,000 and couples earning less than $150,000. Being in federal prison did not eliminate someone from receiving the benefits.
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