to treatment in their communities. (6) The rising cost of bail has also contributed to an overall increase in the jail population and health care costs for inmates. The high cost of bail has contributed to the disproportionate rate of incarceration among African-Americans and Latinos. (7) Terminating benefits to people in county jails who are awaiting trial violates the presumption of innocence, because it does not distinguish between persons awaiting disposition of charges and those who have been duly convicted and sentenced. (8) Otherwise eligible individuals who have been charged with a crime and incarcerated, but not convicted, should continue to be eligible for Federal health benefits, such as Medicare, Medicaid, SSI, or CHIP, until such time as they may be convicted and sentenced to an institution. SSI payments should be held until the inmate has been acquitted and released, or until the inmate has completed his or her sentence and been released. 3. Removal of inmate limitation on benefits under Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and CHIP (a) Medicaid The subdivision (A) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) that follows paragraph (29) is amended by inserting or in custody pending disposition of charges after patient in a medical institution . (b) Medicare Section 1862(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(3) ) is amended by inserting in the case of services furnished to individuals who are in custody pending disposition of charges, after 1880(e) . (c) SSI Section 1611(e)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) (i) As used in subparagraph (A), the term inmate of a public institution does not include an individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges. (ii) In the case of an individual who is an eligible individual or eligible spouse for purposes of this title only because of the application of the definition in clause (i), any supplemental security income benefits otherwise