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Mississippi Department of Corrections Lifts Smoking Ban at its Prisons
by Keith Sanders
Mississippi joined 28 other states by removing a tobacco ban at the state’s prisons. As of February 1, 2021, both prisoners and staff are allowed to smoke outdoors in designated areas determined by each facility’s warden.
Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) enacted a smoking and tobacco product ...
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