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Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons
« on: Sep 28th, 2004, 8:34am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons
Decision could save $280 million in related health care costs
Tuesday, September 28, 2004 Posted: 8:19 AM EDT (1219 GMT)  
 
 
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who set up a tent outside his smoke-free state office to accommodate his taste for a good cigar, signed a bill Monday barring tobacco from state prisons.
 
The measure amends the state's penal code to bar tobacco products from prisons and youth correctional facilities. Violators are subject to a fine.
 
Supporters say the changes will help save the state money on health care and improve the health of 160,000 state inmates. Some parts of California's criminal justice system such as county jails have already banned smoking.
 
The state generated about $1 million in tobacco taxes and $370,000 in sales taxes by selling tobacco products to inmates last year.
 
Bill sponsor Tim Leslie, a Republican assemblyman, estimates that about half of California prisoners smoke, costing $280 million in related health care costs.
 
 
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Re: Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons
« Reply #1 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 8:39am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Good for Him.
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Re: Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons
« Reply #2 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 9:00am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
but what are they gonna do about the withdrawl symptoms? give them all the patch
 
sounds to me like a bunch of felons going through withdraw might not be the best idea...i see a lotta fights breaking out...
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« Reply #3 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 9:38am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Sep 28th, 2004, 9:00am, Angelofmercy wrote:
but what are they gonna do about the withdrawl symptoms? give them all the patch
 
sounds to me like a bunch of felons going through withdraw might not be the best idea...i see a lotta fights breaking out...

 
Can you say "padded cells"?    Wink
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« Reply #4 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 11:26am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
This is hysterical!  Go Arnold Go Cool
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« Reply #5 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 11:41am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I have to admit I don't have a lot of complaints about Arnie in office so far...
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« Reply #6 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 12:11pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
the whole economic system of tabacco as currency in california prisons is going down the drain... no betting with cartons, no buying "servants" with cigarettes...
 
A COLLAPSE AS WE KNOW IT!!!
 
 
In a few years, you will see a economic journal article dealing with this.... (if ramifications exist, of course)
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Re: Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons
« Reply #7 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 5:00pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I love it!  Now, if we could just get Arnold out here in tobacco country to do the same for our restaurants...
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« Reply #8 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 5:05pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
rupertydupe... what would our neighbors grow if heavy bans on tobacco occured?
 
oh yeah, meth... (inside East Tennessee joke)
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Re: Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons
« Reply #9 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 5:08pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Sep 28th, 2004, 11:41am, Rhune wrote:
I have to admit I don't have a lot of complaints about Arnie in office so far...

 
 
It warms the cockels of this ol' Republican's heart to hear a staunch Democrat speak positively of a Republician office-holder.  Grin
 
 
 
Sorry Rhune, I couldn't resist.  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 5:28pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Sep 28th, 2004, 5:05pm, shamon wrote:
rupertydupe... what would our neighbors grow if heavy bans on tobacco occured?
 
oh yeah, meth... (inside East Tennessee joke)

 
Meth...or moonshine.  Take yer pick!
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on Sep 28th, 2004, 5:08pm, Bumper wrote:

 
 
It warms the cockels of this ol' Republican's heart to hear a staunch Democrat speak positively of a Republician office-holder.  Grin
 
 
 
Sorry Rhune, I couldn't resist.  Grin

 
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Re: Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons
« Reply #12 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 7:02pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
aww Rhune...that's kinda sweet Smiley
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« Reply #13 on: Sep 28th, 2004, 8:07pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
lol
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on Sep 28th, 2004, 6:45pm, Rhune wrote:

 
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I don't hate *ALL* Republicans...after all, I married one!

You hate me don't Ya LOL Grin
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