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cpm  ·  3409 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: You Just Got Out of Prison. Now What? - NYTimes Magazine

    He’d gotten stalled for months, trying to track down a copy of his birth certificate, without which he couldn’t get other forms of ID, access to government aid or his learner’s permit.

Something I've never really considered is what I would have to do if I somehow lost all forms of identification. Anyone familiar with the process of gaining new documents when you currently have none? Presumably if you've been in prison for years, the state knows that it's you.