Justice Department program to no longer use ‘disparaging’ terms ‘felons’ and ‘convicts’ – IOTW Report

Justice Department program to no longer use ‘disparaging’ terms ‘felons’ and ‘convicts’

Because the DOJ’s criminal buddies are very sensitive to those words.

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WashingtonTimes: The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs is eschewing the terms “felon” and “convict” when officials refer to individuals convicted of crimes, opting instead for less “disparaging labels,” Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason announced last week.

The Office of Justice Programs plans to substitute terminology such as “person who committed a crime” and “individual who was incarcerated” in speeches and other communications as part of an effort to remove barriers that officials say hinder progress of those who re-enter society after completing their prison sentences.

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13 Comments on Justice Department program to no longer use ‘disparaging’ terms ‘felons’ and ‘convicts’

  1. Hijack the language: control the narrative and control the thought.

    This is all part and parcel of the assault on the 1st Amendment.

    izlamo delenda est …

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