SMOKING TO BE BANNED IN NEW ZEALAND PRISONS!! THE Corrections Minister, Judith Collins, has confirmed that smoking will be banned in prisons from July next year. The move, she said, would make prisons safer and healthier for staff and prisoners. As with similar initiatives overseas, there is also a concern that taxpayers could be liable for legal action by prison officers or non-smoking prisoners exposed to inmates' second-hand smoke. The initiative is bound to be applauded by those who believe inmates have an easy life. But even without delving into concerns that will be raised by human rights campaigners, it is flawed in several ways. Bans in prisons overseas have thrown up many unintended consequences. These flow from the fact that as many as two-thirds of prisoners smoke, far more than the general populace. Smoking has traditionally been an integral part of prison culture, not least as a reliever of boredom and the stresses of being incarcerated. This makes quitting harder for inmates than people on the outside. When they are deprived of tobacco, a black market, with its associated problems, is inevitable. At some time or other, prisoners, visitors and prison staff will all be caught smuggling and selling on this market. Inmates coming off nicotine can also be very aggressive and unpredictable. Three weeks after Queensland's smoke-free Woodford Correctional Centre opened in 1997, the prisoners rioted and attempted to burn the complex down. A government inquiry found ... Video Rating: 3 / 5Smoking Cessation - Quit Smoking Today. Smoking Cessation helps smokers kick their nicotine addiction, providing tools, information and support for people quitting smoking.
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