Certification of Prison Records by Prison Officials

This regulation stipulates when a valid agreement is in place, prison officials may verify the identity of certain incarcerated U.S. citizens who need replacement Social Security cards. Information the prison officials provide comes from the official prison files, sent on prison letterhead. SSA uses this information to establish the applicant's identity in the replacement Social Security card process. The respondents are prison officials who certify the identity of prisoners applying for replacement Social Security cards.

The latest form for Certification of Prison Records by Prison Officials expires 2021-11-30 and can be found here.