May be prison is torture

I assume that criminals smoke at relatively high rates. Of course, this isn't going to save money for the state on health care costs. Smokers die relatively younger and when they do die, they die relatively quickly. From the AP:

Inmates in Nevada's prison system are preparing for life without cigarettes as they prepare for a smoking ban to take effect July 1.

The majority of other states already ban tobacco use in prisons. Nevada is joining them because of health care costs, cleanliness and a 2006 state law that bans smoking indoors.

But inmates won't get aids like gum and patches to help them quit, only instructional DVDs to tell them how to stop.

Prisons spokeswoman Susan Pardee says the department can't control how the products are used, so they're not allowing them. . . . .