Posted on 12/28/2009 7:12:37 AM PST by Schnucki
A noticeable drop in recorded crimes on the Isle of Man is being attributed to the opening of Europe's only completely no smoking prison.
The island which is one of the safest places to live in the British Isles, has seen a massive reduction in total crimes since the new £42m jail opened in August 2008.
In the nine month period from April 2008 to December 15 2008 the total recorded crimes stood at 2,508.
But in the same period this year crimes dropped off 14 per cent, with a total of 2,157 crimes committed.
At present there are just under 100 prisoners at the medium security jail, which replaced the old Victoria Road jail on the island last year.
It means at least 40 cells empty, as wannabe crooks turn their back on a life of crime - many because they don't want to give up cigarettes if they get caught.
The prison is Europe's one and only completely non-smoking prison - with smoking not even allowed in the prison exercise yard.
Even prison guards are banned from smoking anywhere on the premises and have to go into a nearby car park to light up.
Prisoners are told they have no choice but to give up and are given free nicotine patches and counselling sessions to help them beat their cravings.
The number of burglaries has plunged by more than 35 per cent, there has been a 25 per cent drop in the number of assaults and the number of people caught stealing cars has fallen by seven per cent in the past year.
Domestic assaults fell 11 per cent and criminal damage offences dropped eight per cent..
"It's a standing joke now that when we nick someone we remind them that if they get sent down they'll have
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Nanny Staters and LibTards now have their own facility, LOL! And here we thought smoking bans were a bad thing. ;)
Bring back the 70’s when most left wing Harvard professors chain smoked, and the cover of Time was “ The Coming Ice Age”
Anyone ever hear of the terms ‘correlation’ or ‘causation’? Didn’t think so.
In other news...anti smoking laws and draconian taxes on tobacco spurs increases in crime throughout the USA. The newest smoking measures also contribute to increases in the unemployment rates as smokers are becoming increasingly unemployable.
Meanwhile, Indian reservations(think democratic voters/donors) reap huge windfalls in tax exempt tobacco sales.
Good idea. We should do this in the US too
Smoking is hardly a right. It is a privelege just like drinking alcohol or having Steak or having Caviar.
Smoking should be banned outright in all US prisons.
Can’t stand the withdrawals then don’t do the crime..
Unbelievable!!! What if we took out the weight rooms, or the libraries?
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