Statewide Prison Language Mandates: Where Intention and Implementation Diverge

Person-centered language has increasingly been adopted in criminal legal contexts. Recognizing the harmful effects of stigmatizing language, some states have mandated correctional staff to use person-centered language instead of “prisoner” or “inmate.” However, little is known about the implementati...

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Main Author: Kushmerick-McCune, Bryce (Author)
Contributors: Ingel, Sydney N. ; Rudes, Danielle S. 1970- ; Brown, Wyatt
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: The prison journal
Year: 2024, Volume: 104, Issue: 6, Pages: 740-760
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Implementation
person-centered language mandates
Correctional Staff
incarcerated people
Prison
Corrections