As part of that commitment, the board began replacing references to "inmates" with terms including "people," "persons" and "individuals in custody." The regulations also define a "person in custody" as "any person confined in a facility." Follow The Fox True Crime Team On XThe city is not alone in moving away from the word "inmate." Advertisement AdvertisementThe measure amended dozens of provisions across New York law to adopt the new terminology, though New York City instead chose the phrase "person in custody." Original article source: Woke language overhaul would strip the word 'inmate' from New York City's entire jail rulebook