[Chancellor]

Quote by: Praxius In response to all that, Fair enough.... you seem to have consistant priorities.... where you say they shouldn't have any of the above because they are prisoners and should be put to work..... it would be an additional deterrent for some to commit crimes.....

Yes.

however I would also like to point out something which I will also address with the above comment above yours: True, smoking isn't really a right.... but if you're gonna haul away something someone has been smoking since perhaps their teens, don't you feel there is an obligation to have some kind of system in place to help reduce their addicted tendancies while they can not smoke?

There is no obligation to have some kind of system in place to help people reduce the effects of withdrawal while they are not feeding their addiction. People choose to smoke and the consequences of that choice are theirs alone to bear (in the interest of disclosure, I smoke pipes and cigars).

Quote from the Original Article: There are already programs and such in the jails for kicking heavy drug use that could have attributed to the crime they are in prison for.... but since there are not many serious crimes relating to smoking, it's kinda a loophole for assistance if you ask me.

I think these programs should go away because I don't think the taxpayers should have to bear the cost of helping people alleviate the addiction resulting from chosen behaviors.