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| Mississippi State's prisons go smoke-free |
| By commercialappeal.com |
| Published: 07/02/2012 |
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JACKSON – Mississippi prisons went smoke-free Sunday. Mississippi Department of Corrections officials say the policy covers any building, grounds and prisons operated by the agency. Signs have been posted around the facilities for several weeks reminding employees and inmates of the policy. MDOC spokeswoman Tara Booth said employees and inmates have known about the no-smoking policy since mid-December. She said the canteens in the prisons have been selling fewer and fewer tobacco products over the past few weeks. Booth said the MDOC medical director will make patches and other smoking cessation products available to help those with severe addictions. Read More. |
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California did this back in 2001. Tobacco is now the number one money making contraband item for the inmates. The one benifit? I finally quit smoking myself.