A Wisconsin county jail will no longer refer to those incarcerated as “inmates,” but instead “residents” or “those who are in our care,” authorities announced. The change in vocabulary was confirmed by Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett during a press briefing on Aug. 16, who explained the language can reduce barriers at the time convicted criminals transition back into society. “As we serve, we want to maintain dignity and respect for all who are involved in our criminal justice system,” Barrett said. “We will no longer refer to our incarcerated community members as ‘inmates’. Their new title will be ‘resident[s]’ or ‘those within our care.'” “We want to eliminate the barriers that those who are incarcerated face when their getting their re-entry back into the community,” he added, referring to barriers with career-based employment, housing, state assistance, relationships, as well as their “self-worth as a human being.” The sheriff noted …
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