Justice-impacted Individual
Since words matter, people who have contact or interaction with courts, jails, or prisons should not be referred to with harmful and dehumanizing language. Stigmatizing references such as criminal, offender, prisoner, or even convict are no longer approved for use (unless in reference to evil insurrectionists, deniers, and their leaders). For example, a just and compassionate way might include referring to them as "people or individuals with justice system involvement" or "persons previously convicted of sex offenses".
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