The Regulations Governing Smoking by Prisoners and Defendants and Incentives to Quit Smoking Article 8

Cigarettes purchased and used by the Inmates shall be limited to tobacco products purchased at market prices from cooperatives established by the Authorities in accordance with the law or purchased by the Authorities on behalf of the Inmates and shall not be sent from or brought in from outside.Cigarettes sold to or purchased on behalf of Inmates may be limited to certain brands and shall be calculated by packs.Persons recorded as non-smokers according to the investigation result under Paragraph 1, Article 3 and persons prevented from smoking under Article 5 are prohibited from purchasing cigarettes.Inmates may purchase up to 5 packs of cigarettes every 2 weeks. Authorities may increase or decrease such limit depending on the quantities of cigarettes in the Inmates’ custodies and the space for storage. Cigarettes purchased by Inmates shall not be transferred or re-sold to any other person.Unopened cigarettes purchased by any Inmate before leaving an Authority shall only be brought into the new Authority after inspection by the new Authority.The cigarette purchase prices shall be deducted from the Inmates’ money under safekeeping or labor wage.