Our Views: ; No Smoking for Criminals; If Cigarettes Are Banned in Bars, Why Not Make Prisons Smoke-Free?
Charleston Daily Mail › January 11, 2008
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THE chief currency in West Virginia prisons is about to change. Officials of the state Department of Corrections are making all cells non-smoking.
On March 1, the 5,000 or so people now housed in the state's prisons will have to quit smoking. Officials believe they will save $40,000 in health costs because of the ban.See the full content of this document
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Our Views: ; No Smoking for Criminals; If Cigarettes Are Banned in Bars, Why Not Make Prisons Smoke-Free?
For two years, officials have been discussing a cigarette ban with i...
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