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PRODUCT SHEET SNAP More than 8.7 million individuals were booked into U.S. incarceration facilities in 2018, with 2 million individuals currently incarcerated in local, state, and federal facilities.1 The formerly incarcerated face a wide range of social and economic obstacles upon release. These obstacles are driving the nation’s high recidivism rates: two-thirds of released prisoners are re-arrested for a new crime within 3 years.2 Streamlined, immediate access to food assistance is critical for the formerly incarcerated. 91% of prisoners are considered “food insecure” upon release.3 SNAP benefits provide important stability while an individual is reintegrating into public life and looking for other necessities such as healthcare and housing. There is a common need within the SNAP community to promote program participation for recently incarcerated individuals, while also reducing improper payments. Encourage Successful Transitions, Bolster Program Integrity Appriss Insights is a leading data provider that operates the nation’s most comprehensive and timely incarceration data network, having direct jail management interfaces with over 2,800 jails and DOC facilities. Grow SNAP Program Participation, Reduce Improper Payments, Increase Agency Efficiency 91% of individuals recently released from prison are considered food insecure.3 FY 2018: Over $65B in nutrition assistance was paid out. Of that, ~$3.3B were identified as improper payments, a result of fraud or administrative error.4 1 apprissinsights.com
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PRODUC T SHEETSNAP
More than 8.7 million individuals were booked into U.S. incarceration facilities in
2018, with 2 million individuals currently incarcerated in local, state, and federal
facilities.1 The formerly incarcerated face a wide range of social and economic
obstacles upon release. These obstacles are driving the nation’s high recidivism
rates: two-thirds of released prisoners are re-arrested for a new crime within
3 years.2
Streamlined, immediate access to food assistance is critical for the formerly
incarcerated. 91% of prisoners are considered “food insecure” upon release.3
SNAP benefits provide important stability while an individual is reintegrating
into public life and looking for other necessities such as healthcare and
housing. There is a common need within the SNAP community to promote
program participation for recently incarcerated individuals, while also
reducing improper payments.
Encourage Successful Transitions, Bolster Program IntegrityAppriss Insights is a leading data provider that operates the nation’s most
comprehensive and timely incarceration data network, having direct jail
management interfaces with over 2,800 jails and DOC facilities.
Grow SNAP Program Participation, Reduce Improper Payments, Increase Agency Efficiency
91% of individuals recently released from prison are considered food insecure.3
FY 2018:
Over $65B in nutrition assistance was paid out.
Of that, ~$3.3B were identified as improper payments, a result of fraud or administrative error.4
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F O O T N O T E S
1 Bureau of Justice Statistics2 Bureau of Justice Statistics3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/235140794 paymentaccuracy.gov
Agencies are able to place “watches” on their beneficiary lists, and receive alerts when a monitored beneficiary is:
We have identified a critical need for state SNAP agencies to access to
real-time incarceration data to promote program participation among people
impacted by incarceration, while simultaneously preventing improper payments
to ineligible individuals.
Appriss Insights’ Incarceration Intelligence solution gives SNAP agencies access
to accurate and timely incarceration information. Access to real-time custody
status information positively impacts agencies, the incarcerated population,
and their families by facilitating accurate benefit remittance, successful
societal transitions, and by improving Application Processing Time (APT).
Benefits of Incarceration Intelligence for SNAP AgenciesAppriss Insights’ value proposition is simple: we offer a turn-key solution to the
challenge of administering SNAP benefits to a population that frequently cycles
in and out of incarceration. Agencies who partner with Appriss realize several
key benefits:
• Increased agency savings through detection and prevention of future
improper payments
• Centralized information source for simplified eligibility determination
• Improved Application Processing Time (APT) for recently-incarcerated
eligible participants
• Greater program participation among formerly incarcerated persons
Why Appriss Insights?SNAP agencies looking for incarceration information typically turn to one of
several limited options. Agency employees are researching disparate systems
(like their state DOC, local county jails, and the national PUPS system) to
determine incarceration status, and they lack a centralized source of this data.
Incarceration Intelligence eliminates this obstacle by providing centralized access
to real-time, nationwide incarceration data. Appriss Insights enables agencies
to vastly improve process efficiencies and run more streamlined and effective
nutritional assistance programs.
SNAP is a critical part of a [prisoner] re-entry support infrastructure, providing basic food assistance and supplementing inadequate income.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Booked into custody
Released from custody
Incarcerated for a certain “length of stay”
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About Appriss Insights
Appriss Insights provides the nation’s most comprehensive source of criminal justice data for risk prevention. We are a
team of technology and data science experts who provide insights and analytic solutions that support informed decisions
for early response to people-driven fraud and risk. By delivering real-time notifications and actionable insights, we enable
government agencies and commercial enterprises to save lives, fight crime, prevent fraud, and manage risk.
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