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Despite judge’s ruling, West Virginia won’t immediately distribute stimulus checks to those incarcerated

Despite a federal judge’s ruling, West Virginia has no immediate plans to distribute federal stimulus checks to people incarcerated in the state’s jails and prisons.  The federal government sent many Americans $1,200 checks earlier this year, through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But for months, the government denied incarcerated individuals these […]