UK Prison Smoking Ban ''Needs Planning'' to Avoid Unrest

Source from:  ITV Network limited 10/14/2015

The Governor of Guernsey's prison has warned a smoking ban would not work in prisons without sufficient control and order.

Les Nicolles prison became the second in Europe to go smoke-free in 2013.

Prisons in England and Wales are now planning to follow suit by introducing a ban on cigarettes.

However, Prison Governor David Matthews, has said a ban would only be wise in prisons where unrest is unlikely.

"We haven't had any problems and I think that's to do with the way the prison was operating. We had very good order and control, we had very good staff-prisoner relationships and the environment was right to introduce the ban. There are some prisons where you wouldn't do this, you know, where there wasn't work, there wasn't enough employment for people, there wasn't education courses." said David Matthews,Les Nicolles prison Governor. Enditem