Can you receive Social Security while in jail / prison?

Jonathan Ginsberg of the Social Security Disability Blog writes about what happens to your Social Security benefits if you are in jail/prison.
I recently received an email question from a blog reader about the eligibility of a convicted felon for Social Security disability benefits.  There is a simple answer here – you may not collect disability benefits during the time you are incarcerated.  Social Security ruling 83-28 addresses this situation directly.
Via May an Incarcerated Felon Receive Social Security Disability Benefits?.

SSR 83-28 notes that Congress intended to deny prisoners Social Security disability benefits during incarceration because, “prisoners … do not …

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