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Smoking ban working well in Illinois prisons

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - 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. More... Prisoner Pen Pals - Discount Cigarettes - Discount Magazine Subscriptions for Prisoners