The New York City Board of Correction is updating the city’s jail regulations to replace the term “inmate” with “person in custody” as part of a broader person-first language initiative. According to reports, the change would apply across the Board of Correction’s rulebook, affecting how the regulations refer to people held in the city’s jails. The effort aligns with a wider trend in public-sector writing that prioritizes terminology aimed at emphasizing individuals rather than perceived status labels. While the reporting focuses on the wording change, the sources describe it as a language overhaul within the existing regulatory framework rather than a change to substantive jail policies. Details about implementation timing and any specific impacts on procedures were not included in the available summaries. Overall, both outlets characterize the update as part of an official rephrasing of jail rules to adopt the “person-first” terminology.