There’s legislation in the Delaware General Assembly that would allow convicted drug felons to get help from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program after they are released.
Currently they are barred from the program which provides funding for such items as utility bills and groceries as they search for work.
State Representative David Bentz told WBOC that this was an effort to eliminate one of the obstacles that makes it difficult for those with a drug conviction to get back into society.
The Delaware Democrat noted that those with a violent felony conviction do not face the same ban.
The television station reports that a similar measure was approved in the House unanimously but failed to get a vote in the state Senate before time ran out.
