Tuesday, July 8, 2008 East Central Illinois

War on smoking just keeps rolling along

Friday November 2, 2007
 

Time was when prisons in Illinois not only allowed inmates to smoke, but also prison workers manufactured their own brands of cheap smokes for those who couldn't afford the more expensive commercial brands.

Called "Pyramids," among other things, the filterless cigarettes were not exactly smooth. But they did the trick for those with no other options.

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