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Freddie Stubbs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 09:19 AM
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Florida prison inmates still can't smoke, but now correctional officers can
Source: St. Petersburg Times

TALLAHASSEE — Inmates can't smoke in Florida prisons anymore, but employees still can.

Facing resistance from the union representing correctional officers, Corrections Secretary Ken Tucker has lifted the order from his predecessor that required all prisons in Florida to be smoke-free by Oct. 1.

Tucker's new policy allows officers, employees and visitors to smoke or chew tobacco on prison grounds "within a secure perimeter," and such areas "should not be in plain view of inmates."

"Wardens, as my designees, are authorized to designate outdoor areas where employees, contractors, volunteers and official visitors may use tobacco products," Tucker said in an Oct. 4 memo. Smokers "are limited to possession of no more than one pack, can, pouch or other single factory container of tobacco."

Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/florida-prison-inmates-cant-smoke-but-now-correctional-officers-can/1198569
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Lint Head Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-26-11 09:37 AM
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1. Cain's campaign manager better hope he doesn't go to prison there.
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