Indigent inmate meansan inmate who has no financial means to purchase personal hygiene items or postage for mailing letters. What is an indigent status? An applicant, including an applicant who is a minor or an adult tax-dependent person, is indigent ifthe applicant's income is equal to or ...
the aged, the orphaned, and the indigent."This type of total institution is primarily concerned with protecting the welfare of those who are its members. These include nursing homes for the elderly, orphanages or juvenile facilities, and the poor houses of the past...