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[India] 'Smoking harmful for health', court denies Sanjay a puff
Judge: You should give up smoking.
May 17, 2013
Hindustan Times (in)
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May 18, 2013 11:13
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[India] Sanjay Dutt demands e-cigarette, mattress and home cooked food in jail
Sanjay Dutt is all set to spend his next 42 months in jail and he is really tense about the amenities being provided there. He has asked for e-cigarettes, a mattress and home cooked food in jail. His demand for e-cigarettes has been turned down.
May 16, 2013
Daily Bhaskar (in)
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May 17, 2013 10:33
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[New York] International Vapor Group: Smoking in Jail Costs More Than Just Time
The city’s cigarette tax is the highest in the nation at $5.85, and being imprisoned and caught with a whole pack of cigarettes could cost an inmate $200. International Vapor Group(IVG) can offer the city a smoking alternative that may alleviate smoking
May 15, 2013
SBWire
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May 15, 2013 13:33
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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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[New York] Cigarette bans at city jails fuel $200-a-pack black market, surge in arrests
Since January 2012, there have been 85 arrests in connection with the black market. A single cigarette at Rikers Island goes for $30 on average, jail sources say.
May 6, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 18, 2013 07:54
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[Canada] Quebec to enact total smoking ban in prisons; last province to do so
The Quebec government is moving to prohibit smoking outright in provincial prisons within a year — the last Canadian jurisdiction to do so. The province’s public security minister says the ban will extend to courtyards.
Apr 19, 2013
Canadian Press
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Apr 22, 2013 13:42
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[Canada] Prisons to be smoke-free by spring 2014
On Friday Stéphane Bergeron announced a program to gradually roll through the provincial system which will eliminate even outdoor smoking at the province’s prisons.
Apr 19, 2013
Montreal Gazette (ca)
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Apr 20, 2013 11:45
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[Canada] Quebec government to ban smoking in jails by 2014
The Quebec government has announced its intention to prohibit smoking outright in provincial prisons within a year -- the last Canadian jurisdiction to do so. The province's public security minister said it's time to try again after the previous Liberal
Apr 19, 2013
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
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Apr 19, 2013 19:06
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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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Ex-Convicts From Tobacco-Free Prisons Need Help to Stay Off Smokes
Inmates who quit smoking while in smoke-free prisons are more likely to stay tobacco free if they receive special counseling before they're released, new research suggests. Interventions based on motivational interviewing and behavioral therapy improve s
Apr 10, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Apr 12, 2013 14:03