Seizure of tobacco at Cessnock Jail illustrates how black market has emerged in prisons following cigarette ban

From: Newcastle Herald

DAN PROUDMAN

TOBACCO-addicted maximum security prisoners are paying more than $20 for a single rolled cigarette in a black market trade which has erupted following the state’s prisons going smoke-free.

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Tobacco has quickly become the contraband of choice within many jails, including Cessnock, since the prisons became smoke free in August 2015

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