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Tobacco use banned for all at Hillsborough detention facilities 

Jump to full article: Tampa Bay (FL) Online (TBO.com), 2009-08-03
Author: JOSH POLTILOVE * The Tampa Tribune

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TAMPA - Tobacco products will be banned from the grounds of all Department of Detention locations in Hillsborough County, effective Oct. 1.

Inmates already hadn't been allowed to use tobacco products, but the change will affect detention staff personnel and the public, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.

Department of Detention locations include Orient Road Jail, Falkenburg Road Jail, a juvenile assessment center, a criminal registration area and a work release center.

A similar ban will be coming at other Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office locations, Col. Jim Previtera told staff members in a recent memo.

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