Woke language overhaul would strip the word 'inmate' from New York City's entire jail rulebook
The New York City Board of Correction is moving to scrub the word "inmate" from its jail regulations, replacing it with "person in custody" as part of a years-long effort rooted in the belief that incarceration should not define a person.The latest proposal builds on a 2021 initiative that began removing the term "inmate" from the Board's Minimum Standards after officials concluded people should not be defined by their incarceration."People in DOC custody are people first and the circumstance of their incarceration is not their defining feature," the Board wrote in 2021. "Therefore, the Board has made a commitment to employ person-first language in its Standards and general communications going forward."MAMDANI SPARKS FIERCE BACKLASH FOR WORLD CUP STUNT 'PALLING AROUND' WITH RIKERS ISLAND CONVICTSAs part of that commitment, the Board began replacing references to "inmates" with terms including "people," "persons" and "individuals in custody." The latest proposal would extend those revisions to additional portions of the regulations.The changes are reflected throughout the rulebook.A section formerly titled "Classification of Prisoners," for example, was renamed "Classification of People in Custody," while numerous references to "prisoners" and "inmates" were rewritten.
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The New York City Board of Correction is moving to scrub the word "inmate" from its jail regulations, replacing it with "person in custody" as part of a years-long effort rooted in the belief that incarceration should not define a person.The latest proposal builds on a 2021 initiative that began removing the term "inmate" from the Board's Minimum Standards after officials concluded people should not be defined by their incarceration."People in DOC custody are people first and the circumstance of their incarceration is not their defining feature," the Board wrote in 2021. "Therefore, the Board has made a commitment to employ person-first language in its Standards and general communications going forward."MAMDANI SPARKS FIERCE BACKLASH FOR WORLD CUP STUNT 'PALLING AROUND' WITH RIKERS ISLAND CONVICTSAs part of that commitment, the Board began replacing references to "inmates" with terms including "people," "persons" and "individuals in custody." The latest proposal would extend those revisions to additional portions of the regulations.The changes are reflected throughout the rulebook.A section formerly titled "Classification of Prisoners," for example, was renamed "Classification of People in Custody," while numerous references to "prisoners" and "inmates" were rewritten. The regulations also define a "person in custody" as "any person confined in a facility."SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWSThe proposal says the amendments are intended to continue the Board's earlier work."In 2021, the Board made a commitment to employ person-first language in its Minimum Standards and communications by deleting references to 'inmates' in favor of person-first terms such as 'people in custody,'" the proposal states. "The Board proposes continuing this vital effort in Chapters 2 and 3."FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON XThe city is not alone in moving away from the word "inmate."LIKE WHAT YOU'RE READING?
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- The New York City Board of Correction is moving to scrub the word "inmate" from its jail regulations, replacing it with "person in custody" as part of a years-long effort rooted in the belief that incarceration should not define a person.The latest proposal builds on a 2021 initiative that began removing the term "inmate" from the Board's Minimum Standards after officials concluded people should not be defined by their incarceration."People in DOC custody are people first and the circumstance of their incarceration is not their defining feature," the Board wrote in 2021. "Therefore, the Board has made a commitment to employ person-first language in its Standards and general communications going forward."MAMDANI SPARKS FIERCE BACKLASH FOR WORLD CUP STUNT 'PALLING AROUND' WITH RIKERS ISLAND CONVICTSAs part of that commitment, the Board began replacing references to "inmates" with terms including "people," "persons" and "individuals in custody." The latest proposal would extend those revisions to additional portions of the regulations.The changes are reflected throughout the rulebook.A section formerly titled "Classification of Prisoners," for example, was renamed "Classification of People in Custody," while numerous references to "prisoners" and "inmates" were rewritten.
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