UK: Don't call them inmates, you'll hurt their feelings.

From the Telegraph:

Ministers claim the age-old term is not appropriate if criminals are to be treated with "respect and dignity".

A Prison Service spokesman said: "The term prisoner, rather than inmate, has been preferred for a number of years as it is more accurate and specific to those held in prison. The term 'inmate' can refer to anyone held in any type of institution."

Earlier this year prison inspectors at Bullingdon jail in Oxfordshire, said prisoners should be addressed by their first names, given free condoms and be served evening meals later time to stop them feeling hungry in the night.

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Ah, the brilliance of THE ministers, they ALL deserve raises!
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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
don't call prisoners inmates

remind them they're in prison
not any institution

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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
feed ALL prisoners lobster

champagne and caviar
make prison wonderful

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