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[New Zealand] NZ Report: Smoke-free prisons a success
New Zealand's ban on smoking in prisons has been a success, a report says, but some prisoners are so desperate they soak tea leaves in nicotine from their quitting patches and lighting them by fiddling with power sockets and light bulbs.
Oct 23, 2012
TV3 (nz)
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Oct 23, 2012 18:29
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[Mississippi] Billings favors tobacco rule repeal
When the Mississippi Department of Corrections announced last December that it would go tobacco free at all buildings, grounds and prisons operated by the agency; they did so knowing that the process would be daunting. . .. On Monday, Bolivar County Sup
Oct 18, 2012
Bolivar (MS) Commercial
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Oct 18, 2012 09:41
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[New Zealand] Career criminal continues fight against prison smoking ban
The Department of Correctons is fighting to stop career criminal Arthur Taylor in his bid to force Corrections to drop their ban on smoking in prison. On December 20 last year, the High Court in Auckland ruled in Taylor's favour finding the blanket ban
Mar 7, 2013
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
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Mar 7, 2013 04:29
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Forced Smoking Abstinence: Not Enough for Smoking Cessation
Forced tobacco abstinence alone during incarceration has little impact on postrelease smoking status. A behavioral intervention provided prior to release greatly improves cotinine-confirmed smoking cessation in the community.
Apr 8, 2013
Archives of Internal Medicine
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Apr 9, 2013 09:36
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[UK, UK-Wales] Riot fears as cigarettes set to be banned from prisons in England and Wales to stop passive smoking compensation claims from officers
The Prison Service is introducing the ban following a long campaign from staff, who have objected to breathing in the second-hand smoke of inmates. Instead, the criminals will be offered electronic cigarettes or nicotine patches to satisfy their craving
Mar 3, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Mar 3, 2013 13:32
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[New Zealand] Lawyer defends smoking ban in prisons
Arthur Taylor says as most of the New Zealand population can smoke in their home if they choose to, inmates should also be allowed to
Aug 7, 2012
TV3 (nz)
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Aug 8, 2012 00:06
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[Canada] Prison smoking bans: clearing the air
"The fact is, a lot of inmates are smokers. It's part of the culture in prisons." Increasingly, however, governments are trying to change that part of prison culture. In 2014, Quebec will become the last province in Canada to ban smoking anywhere in its
May 10, 2013
Canadian Medical Association Journal (ca)
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May 13, 2013 04:09
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[West Virginia] Pastor wants tobacco ban lifted in prisons
Lifting the tobacco ban in West Virginia's correctional facilities would save the state "hundreds of thousands of dollars" and prevent officers from selling contraband to inmates, a pastor told a legislative panel Monday.
Jun 26, 2012
Beckley (WV) Register Herald
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Jun 26, 2012 03:32
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[California] New Kids On The Block Won Over Prison Inmates With Smuggled Cigarettes
The band visited the prison during the peak of their boy bandpopularity in the late ’80s/early ’90s. ... “We smuggled cigarettes in on one of them and threw them out into the crowd,” continued McIntyre. “That’s how we won that crowd over. Nowadays we wo
Apr 11, 2013
KLLC-FM Alice@97.3 (San Francisco, CA)
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Apr 12, 2013 04:47
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[UK-Scotland] Chain-smoking crime clan head Mags Haney is to sue jail bosses claiming they are responsible for her lung cancer
THE convicted heroin dealer blames asbestos in Cornton Vale prison for her contracting the potentially deadly disease and has taken legal advice about her claim.
Mar 15, 2013
Daily Record and Sunday Mail (uk)
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Mar 15, 2013 06:39