[Ads-l] EOTY candidate

[Laurence Horn]

For Euphemism of the Year, or more strictly Most Euphemistic:
"Structurally restrictive housing" = 'solitary confinement'

This week, a report
<https://centerforjustice.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Solitary%20By%20Many%20Other%20Names%20Report%20Final.pdf>
from
Columbia University’s Center for Justice outlined the dangers of solitary
confinement, which has been pervasive in the city’s jail system. Despite
promises to end it, the report stated, the [NYC] Department of Correction
simply rebranded the practice as “structurally restrictive housing.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/nyregion/new-york-eric-adams.html

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