### Question
What does ex-offender mean?


### Answer
**Ex-offender** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 13725*:

> any individual who has been sentenced to a term of probation by a Federal or State court, or who has been released from a Federal, State, or local correctional institution

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 13725*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I-PRISONS > Part B-Miscellaneous Provisions**

