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Jump to full article: The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, 1992-08-24
Author: DAVID STIPP - Wall Street Journal (1999-Current file); Aug 24, 1992;
Intro: Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Maine. is full of nicotine fiends who puffed up such apall that smoking was banned last November. Since then, cigarette smuggling has been creative enough to light up a drug lord's eyes. . . .
Some inmates palm cigarettes from spouses while embracing during visits. One prisoner's wife wrapped cigarettes in plastic, put them in her mouth and transported them to her husband during a kiss. Cigarettes also have been discovered in dlapers of visiting infants; mothers who bring, them in know that "usually we don't pat down the babies," says Mr. Sanders.
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