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CRIME DROP FOLLOWS SMOKING BAN IN BRITISH PRISON
Telegraph, UK - A noticeable drop in recorded crimes on the Isle of Man is being attributed to the opening of Europe's only completely no smoking prison. The island which is one of the safest places to live in the British Isles, has seen a massive reduction in total crimes since the new L42m jail opened in August 2008.
In the nine month period from April 2008 to December 15 2008 the total recorded crimes stood at 2,508. But in the same period this year crimes dropped off 14 per cent, with a total of 2,157 crimes committed. . .
The prison is Europe's one and only completely non-smoking prison - with smoking not even allowed in the prison exercise yard.
Even prison guards are banned from smoking anywhere on the premises and have to go into a nearby car park to light up.
Prisoners are told they have no choice but to give up and are given free nicotine patches and counselling sessions to help them beat their cravings.
The number of burglaries has plunged by more than 35 per cent, there has been a 25 per cent drop in the number of assaults and the number of people caught stealing cars has fallen by seven per cent in the past year.
Domestic assaults fell 11 per cent and criminal damage offences dropped eight per cent..
"It's a standing joke now that when we nick someone we remind them that if they get sent down they'll have to come off the cigarettes - their faces are a picture," said a police source.
"It's like they are more scared about giving up smoking than a criminal record and some time in the nick."
In the nine month period from April 2008 to December 15 2008 the total recorded crimes stood at 2,508. But in the same period this year crimes dropped off 14 per cent, with a total of 2,157 crimes committed. . .
The prison is Europe's one and only completely non-smoking prison - with smoking not even allowed in the prison exercise yard.
Even prison guards are banned from smoking anywhere on the premises and have to go into a nearby car park to light up.
Prisoners are told they have no choice but to give up and are given free nicotine patches and counselling sessions to help them beat their cravings.
The number of burglaries has plunged by more than 35 per cent, there has been a 25 per cent drop in the number of assaults and the number of people caught stealing cars has fallen by seven per cent in the past year.
Domestic assaults fell 11 per cent and criminal damage offences dropped eight per cent..
"It's a standing joke now that when we nick someone we remind them that if they get sent down they'll have to come off the cigarettes - their faces are a picture," said a police source.
"It's like they are more scared about giving up smoking than a criminal record and some time in the nick."
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1 Comments:
The farce regarding the behavior mod/ nicotine abatement industry is that the patches and the gum are as addictive and about as expensive as cigarettes---forty-five dollars for a little box of horrible tasting gum.
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