ex-con
Former jail resident
An ex-con is a former convict—someone who has served time in prison and been released.
The term is informal and carries the stigma of a criminal past: It's hard for ex-cons to find work.
Short for ex-convict.
Confinement for offenders
- inmateConfined facility resident
- paroleConditional early release
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
penitentiary · cellmate · correctional · release · detention · custody · warden · lockup
Renewed opportunity after failing
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- reentryComing back in
Restoration to a group
- reentryComing back in
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
recovery · mentoring · accountability · vocational · GED
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- crimePunishable illegal act
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- offenseViolation or umbrage
indictment · plea · guilty · arraignment · recidivism · lawbreaking · accomplice · charges
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
shame · marginalization · rejection · distrust · judgment
prison
Confinement for offenders
- inmateConfined facility resident
- paroleConditional early release
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
felon · penitentiary · cellmate · correctional · release · detention · custody · warden · lockup · jailbird
second-chance
Renewed opportunity after failing
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
reentry · advocacy · empowerment · expungement · rebuilding
reintegration
Restoration to a group
- reentryComing back in
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- therapyCurative mental treatment
sobriety · recovery · mentoring · accountability · vocational · GED
felony
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- crimePunishable illegal act
- recordPreserved account or achievement
offense · indictment · plea · guilty · arraignment · recidivism · lawbreaking · accomplice · charges · sentencing
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
bias · shame · marginalization · rejection · distrust · judgment
- ex-prisonersparolee, time served, conditional release, supervised release, early release
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
- Former Rolesex-president, ex-wife, ex-husband, ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- captivesprisoner, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
ex-conprisoner
Confined criminal detainee
inmate · convict · clean record · jailbird · lifer
ex-conpillar of the community
Respected local leader
straight arrow · police officer · judge · parole officer · civic leader
conviction, convict, convicted, convicts, convicting, reconviction, ex-convict, ex-convicts