For decades, prison dramas and films have depicted nicotine products as a highly sought-after and lucrative currency in the big-house. A pack of smokes has been seen to carry the power to draw favour, influence inmates and be used as a part of a trade.
Now however, there is a US jail that has challenged this status quo and the institute of the prison drama with the introduction of an e cig store within the jails four walls. Russell County Jail in Phenix City, Alabama hopes that allowing inmates to purchase electronic cigarettes and e liquids will help calm the atmosphere.
The e cigs went on sale earlier this month and can be bought for $18 each. Traditional cigarettes are banned in the institution and the Russell County Sheriff believes that this often translates into a testing atmosphere within the prison and could lead to unnecessary problems for the wardens operating within. Hoping that the e cig will calm and placate the inmate, Sheriff Heath Taylor is looking for a safer, more positive environment.
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Forward Thinking Prison Opens Electronic Cigarette Shop for Inmates
Now however, there is a US jail that has challenged this status quo and the institute of the prison drama with the introduction of an e cig store within the jails four walls. Russell County Jail in Phenix City, Alabama hopes that allowing inmates to purchase electronic cigarettes and e liquids will help calm the atmosphere.
The e cigs went on sale earlier this month and can be bought for $18 each. Traditional cigarettes are banned in the institution and the Russell County Sheriff believes that this often translates into a testing atmosphere within the prison and could lead to unnecessary problems for the wardens operating within. Hoping that the e cig will calm and placate the inmate, Sheriff Heath Taylor is looking for a safer, more positive environment.
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Forward Thinking Prison Opens Electronic Cigarette Shop for Inmates
