But there were a lot of missteps and glitches under the Trump administration that have millions of Americans wondering why they didn’t get their stimulus payments. ADPeople incarcerated in local, state and federal prisons are entitled to the same stimulus payments sent to millions of other Americans. But then the IRS announced that incarcerated people were not eligible for stimulus payments. ADLast year, in a stunning rebuke, a federal judge hammered the Trump administration for moving to snatch back the stimulus payments. Following the reversal, the effort to help the incarcerated file 2020 returns and get their stimulus relief will be daunting, Olson said.

Source: Washington Post February 19, 2021 12:00 UTC