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| Smoking ban working well |
| By The Associated Press |
| Published: 12/22/2008 |
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ILLINOIS - The state's year-old indoor smoking ban is working well in Illinois prisons where inmates, who once had been allowed to smoke in their cells, have been forced to quit, officials say. Starting last Jan. 1, Illinois joined 18 other states and made it illegal to smoke in virtually every public place. That included the state's 28 prisons, meaning 45,000 inmates couldn't even light up in outdoor prison yards. A union representing prison workers had warned that would raise hostilities among inmates. But officials say they've seen few problems. And prisoners with asthma have fewer health complications. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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