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Texas DOC to Ban Tobacco Use
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1995, page 10
Texas DOC To Ban Tobacco Use On November 18, 1994, Texas prison officials voted to ban all tobacco use throughout the states criminal justice system. The ban, unanimously approved by the state Board of Criminal Justice, covers all tobacco products and all property owned or leased by the Texas Department ...
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