Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and the medical director at the Saint Louis County Jail, St. Louis, Missouri.
Mo Med. 2022 May-Jun;119(3):208-212.
Terminology Incarcerated is a nonspecific term which refers to a person confined to a jail, prison, or other institution. Inmate (preferred term: incarcerated person) refers to a person confined in a correctional facility (jail or prison). Individuals who are classified as being on probation, parole, or supervised release, remain under court supervision and are allowed to serve some or all of their sentence while residing in the community.2 Jails are under municipal or county jurisdictions and house persons awaiting trial, sentencing, or transfer to another facility; those who have violated parole or probation; and some individuals who have been sentenced to less than a year in custody.3 State and federal prisons generally house persons who have been sentenced to greater than one year in custody.3.
术语“被监禁者”是一个非特定术语，指的是被监禁在监狱、拘留所或其他机构的人。“囚犯”（首选术语：被监禁者）是指被监禁在惩教设施（监狱或拘留所）中的人。被判缓刑、假释或监管释放的个人仍受法院监管，并允许在社区服刑的部分或全部刑期。2 监狱由市或县管辖，关押等待审判、判刑或转至其他设施的人；违反假释或缓刑的人；以及一些被判入狱不到一年的人。3 州和联邦监狱通常关押被判入狱一年以上的人。3.
