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San Francisco Board Rebrands 'Convicted Felons' As 'Justice-Involved Persons' Or 'Formerly Incarcerated'

22-8-2019 < Blacklisted News 13 477 words
 

Convicted felons in San Francisco may have broken the law, but they'll get to keep their dignity after the city's Board of Supervisors adopted new, sanitized language describing them as 'justice-involved persons' or 'formerly incarcerated.' 



Under the city's new "person first" language guidelines, the words "felon," "convict," "addict," "offender," and "juvenile delinquent" are no-no's. Instead, those who have paid their debt to society will be referred to as a "returning resident." Those on parole will be known as 'persons under supervision.'


And a juvenile "delinquent" will now be known as a "young person with justice system involvement," or a "young person impacted by the juvenile justice system," according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Drug addicts are now "a person with a history of substance abuse." 



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