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Guards hooked him on cigarettes, cancer victim claims 

Jump to full article: Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, 2000-03-01
Author: ELAINE PORTERFIELD / SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

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"They hooked me," Van Houten said yesterday of the guards and counselors at the juvenile centers. "They lit our cigarettes because they wouldn't let us have matches. I'd say 80 percent, maybe 90 percent of (the juveniles) smoked." . . The state has 60 days to review the claim and decide whether to settle it. If officials take no action, Van Houten can proceed with a lawsuit.

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