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All's quiet in first days of prison smoking ban 

Anti-smoking programs and suspected stashes of tobacco are helping keep Canada's prisons quiet so far this week as a smoking ban came into effect in maximum-security federal penitentiaries across the country.

The Correctional Service of Canada banned indoor smoking in its prisons in 2006, but the new rules mean no more smoking outdoors, as well, for maximum-security inmates since Monday.

Mid-level institutions follow suit on May 20 and minimum-security institutions on June 2.

"There are no incidents to report at this point," said Janine Chown, a Corrections spokeswoman for the region of Ontario. "We're only a day into it, so it may be a bit early to assess the full reaction to the ban."

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