Int 0151-2024
The terms “inmate,” “prisoner,” and “incarcerated individual” and other similar terminology as used therein.
This bill would replace the terms “inmate” and “prisoner,” as well as “incarcerated individual,” with person-first language (PFL) such as “persons incarcerated” and “persons in custody” throughout the City Charter, the Administrative Code, the Plumbing Code, and the Building Code. PFL is a linguistic prescription that emphasizes personhood over status-saturated identifiers. This law would seek to eliminate conscious and subconscious dehumanization associated with the terms “inmate” and “prisoner.” Notably, this is a stylistic modification that does not impact the substance of modified sections.
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Summary of Int. No. 151
8/21/2025
Int. No. 151
8/21/2025
February 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
2/28/2024
Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
3/6/2024
Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
7/11/2024
Committee Report 9/27/24
9/26/2024
Hearing Testimony 9/27/24
10/7/2024
Hearing Transcript 9/27/24
10/7/2024