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Pamlico correction facility goes smoking free early  

Jump to full article: New Bern (NC) Sun-Journal, 2009-07-29
Author: Francine Sawyer Sun Journal Staff

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A smoking ban on the property of the Pamlico Correctional Institution in Bayboro goes into effect Monday.

According to a release from the N.C. Department of Correction, a state senate bill prohibits smoking and the possession of tobacco products outside locked vehicles on the grounds of correctional institutions.

The bill goes into effect statewide March 1, 2010; however, Pamlico Correctional Institution will begin Monday.

The ban will affect staff, inmates, visitors and vendors who come on the grounds of the prison

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