One Mistake Led to a Lifetime Ban of SNAP Benefits. This Reform Can Resolve It.
It’s been three years since Yasmeen Covington spent the night of her 29th birthday wearing a pair of handcuffs. It was her first and last brush with the criminal justice system, but she’s still paying for it. Shortly after her criminal case ended in 2021, Covington’s parents campaigned for her to leave the Bronx in New York and move to Charlotte, North Carolina, where they relocated years prior.