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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds

New York removes the word ‘inmate’ from all state law and replaces it with ‘incarcerated individual’

AP Photo/Seth Wenig

The state of New York has replaced the word "inmate" to refer to people serving prison sentences with "incarcerated individual" in all its laws.

State governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Monday that will allow paroled prisoners to attend mandatory drug treatment and rehabilitation programmes outside business hours, making it easier for them to keep a day job.

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