Abstract

The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated that exposing nonsmoking prisoners to secondhand smoke can be construed as “cruel and unusual punishment” ( Helling v. McKinney, 509 U.S. 25 [1993]). In response, many states have enacted prison tobacco control policies, including bans on smoking. To determine whether such bans are associated with reductions in smoking-related mortality, …

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