The meaure was signed by Hochul in conjunction with a bill that allows people in parole to attend required community supervision programs to expanded hours to include non-working hours of the day as part of an effort to help them maintain jobs or continue education. The change also comes as New York has sharply reduced the number of people in state prisons over the last decade and many facilities have closed in the state prison system. Laws in New York will now refer to people in prison as "incarcerated individuals." Use of the word "inmate" has come under criticism by advocates who have sought changes to New York's criminal justice system, arguing the term dehumanizes people. The Attica Uprising and its Aftermath, 1971-2015: This feature allows you to search and browse digitized records from multiple series, including documents, audio, and video files from the New York State Governor, Department of Law, and Division of the State Police.New York's law books will no longer use the word "inmate" to describe people in prison as part of a measure signed Monday by Gov.
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