Should smoking be banned in prisons?

(Disponible en anglais seulement.)

This commentary suggests that taking cigarettes from inmates violates their human rights, that American prisons with smoking bans are doing a horrible job at keeping cigarettes out, and that cigarettes should be allowed into prisons with administrators somehow better controlling where they are smoked. Smoking bans in prison need to be implemented only in tandem with cessation programs proven to work for this population group.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2007.021600

Comment: Interesting that removing a deadly product (cigarettes) from prisoners is viewed as a violation of human rights.