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New York to Replace ‘Inmate’ With ‘Incarcerated Individual’
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Monday that would replace the word ‘inmate’ with ‘incarcerated individual.’ The old term is considered derogatory and dehumanizing, within state law. It takes effect immediately.
August 04, 2021 • (TNS) In New York law, incarcerated individuals will no longer be referred to as inmates.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed legislation that replaces the word inmate or inmates with incarcerated individual or incarcerated individuals. The bill passed the state Assembly and Senate with bipartisan support in June.
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who sponsored the bill in his chamber, recalled meeting with formerly incarcerated individuals when he was the ranking member on the Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee. He said they told him, I m a per
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