To the best of my knowledge you have to return the used e-cigarette or you will not be permitted to purchase them in the future.
Jail sells inmates e-cigs
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To the best of my knowledge you have to return the used e-cigarette or you will not be permitted to purchase them in the future.
But after the fact is bad. I used to work at a correctional facility and many things are banned such as batteries. My husband was a corrections officer for 27 years and believe me and he could tell you many stories of things that inmates will do. I think that this is going way too far. No one goes to prison for a single offense. Inmates have too much time on their hands. They need more programs in prisons not e-cigs. Let them have real cigarettes.
I think you are mistaken. Mandatory minimum sentences only take one time.Many people get put in for nonviolent things as well.
I have worked as a State Correctional Officer, but not no more. And believe EVERYTHING an inmate can get their hands will be re-purposed into something else and more often than not it will be something an inmate should not have. I have even seen regular cigg filters burned/melted placed under something heavy and made shape enough to cut skin, yes i have seen this. Give an inmate an e-cigg and there is no telling what they will be able to with it. Regardless of how You feel about incarceration and what and what not inmates should be allowed to have or do, the number one concern once inside is safety of staff and population. E-ciggs are a bad idea for a jail or prison, and as mentioned above filtered ciggs may not be a good idea either, I say keep the ciggs if allowed at all roll your owns.
Now I would like to see every smoker make the switch but sometimes things are what they are and thats they way the world is.
And as mentioned earlier that it was Officers who owned the outlet selling the inmates the E-ciggs that is just wrong if any is making money off the inmates it should be the state or county
Now I would like to see every smoker make the switch but sometimes things are what they are and thats they way the world is.
And as mentioned earlier that it was Officers who owned the outlet selling the inmates the E-ciggs that is just wrong if any is making money off the inmates it should be the state or county
Brownie points if you can name the show and character. I wish it was never it canceled.
Brownie points if you can name the show and character. I wish it was never it canceled.
Kareem, in HBO's Oz.
I hated to see it canceled, too.
I found it interesting that the human rights group was fighting for alcoholics and drug users to allow them to have something. You're in jail. Being publicly intoxicated is illegal and so is drug use. It's called rehab. At least nicotine is legal. Good grief, when people start fighting for that they really need to think about how it sounds first instead of the happy go lucky let's treat everyone with rainbows crap. Sorry for the rant but really???
My favorite character was Ryan O'Reily. Crazy dude though, having his mentally disabled brother kill that nurses husband cause he liked her.
I think, one of the points was that cigarettes are banned and this is one way to allow nic use.
While I agree that prisoners are there for a reason, I also think that reducing the stress for the inmates would also reduce the stress for the staff.
While I agree that prisoners are there for a reason, I also think that reducing the stress for the inmates would also reduce the stress for the staff.
First off jail (County - Short Term Offenses) is not the same as prison (State/Federal - Long Term Sentences). This article relates to a county facility not a prison (State/Federal). County facilities are basically for holding until you have been 'convicted' of your chargers and typically only offer very limited programs for the inmates as their stays are short. You also cannot smoke in the majority of county jails across the US.
Once you make it to one of your states facilities you will have access to a vast array of programs to help better yourself while incarcerated. Such as GED, College Degrees, Certifications, etc. Prisoners are also highly encouraged to participate as it will give them time off their sentence. State prisons do allow smoking. They also allow crockpots, radios, mp3 players, etc.
Most people feel as you do ...
I consider myself lucky, as a teenager I was falsely arrested and jailed for 21 days, until I was quietly released with no apology, and no record of the incident. I'm certain of that, it would have registered when I first applied for a security clearance, and it did not ...
The experience changed my perspective for life, I no longer view incarceration as an automatic indication of bad character. It happens to many of those who never committed a serious crime ...
My friend was convicted on "conspiracy" charges, a favorite of California prosecutors in drug cases. The real perpetrator will bargain away his wife or girlfriend for a reduction in charges, and the prison system gets free labor for a profitable industry ...
Did she profit indirectly from his crimes ? Yes she did. Did she deserve to lose 10 of the best years of her life ? I think not ...
Its been reported that California has more women imprisoned than any other state, or indeed any country in the world ...
I learned a lot by visiting regularly at Chowchilla, the largest female prison in the world (actually two facilities). The price gouging for basic necessities is shameful and disgusting, and the sale of e-cigs at a grossly inflated price would be just one more indignity, of the kind that leads to bitterness and a desire on the part of former inmates to strike back at society upon release ...
My friend is doing as well as can be expected, and participates in an outreach program to help to reorient recently released female inmates ...
You are SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROFL.................only if you use it in the showerQuoted for epic laughter. Thanks Eric
Woah.......................you guys
Ewwwwwwwww thats even sicker than the above, lmao.
You are so right.
In the old days State Correctional Facilities let inmates smoke in the dorms. It wasn't until about 2000 when all the certain government parties started there 2nd hand smoke campaigns to have smoking banned in many public places, including outside on grounds. Inmates here in NYS can still smoke in the yard as well as having the State Employees do the same. Funny thing too most of the nurses there still smoke. Think you would have a riot on your hands if they took away smoking in the yard. Gotta give those guys something besides anti-depressants to take away the stress.
CrossBar Electronic Cigarettes
These are specially made for Correctional use and have been implemented in a few county jails, there is no metal tube, about the same amount of wire that comes in a standard set of headphones and is non-reusable. The counties are making money because by nature they do not produce a revenue. Anything to take a burden off the tax payers I am all for.
This all being said I am a Sergeant at a County Detention Center and I have seen Weapons made from everything. This being designed for a correctional center is a big step and I want to see this project succeed.
These are specially made for Correctional use and have been implemented in a few county jails, there is no metal tube, about the same amount of wire that comes in a standard set of headphones and is non-reusable. The counties are making money because by nature they do not produce a revenue. Anything to take a burden off the tax payers I am all for.
This all being said I am a Sergeant at a County Detention Center and I have seen Weapons made from everything. This being designed for a correctional center is a big step and I want to see this project succeed.
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