▁could ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁cruel ▁and ▁unusual ▁pun ishment ▁ ▁( which ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Am end ment ). ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁r uling ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁established ▁that ▁prison ▁sm oking ▁b ans ▁do ▁not ▁const itute ▁cruel ▁and ▁unusual ▁pun ishment . ▁Many ▁officials ▁view ▁prison ▁sm oking ▁b ans ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁reducing ▁health - care ▁costs . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁all ▁Canadian ▁provinces ▁have ▁b anned ▁sm oking ▁ind o ors ▁and ▁out do ors ▁in ▁all ▁their ▁prison ▁facilities . ▁Pr ison ▁officials ▁and ▁gu ards ▁are ▁sometimes ▁wor ried ▁due ▁to ▁previous ▁events ▁in ▁other ▁pr isons ▁concerning ▁ri ots , ▁fost ering ▁a ▁cig aret te ▁black ▁market ▁within ▁the ▁prison , ▁and ▁other ▁problems ▁resulting ▁from ▁total ▁prison ▁sm oking ▁restrictions . ▁Pr isons ▁have ▁experienced ▁ri ots ▁when ▁placing ▁sm oking ▁restrictions ▁into ▁effect ▁resulting ▁in ▁prisoners ▁setting ▁fires , ▁destroy ing ▁prison ▁property , ▁persons ▁being ▁assault ed , ▁injured , ▁and ▁st ab bed . ▁One ▁prison ▁in ▁Canada ▁had ▁some ▁gu ards ▁reporting ▁breath ing ▁difficulties ▁from ▁the ▁f umes ▁of ▁prisoners ▁sm oking ▁artificial ▁c igare tt es ▁made ▁from ▁nic ot ine ▁patch es ▁lit ▁by ▁creating ▁spark s ▁from ▁inserting ▁metal ▁objects ▁into ▁elect rical ▁out lets . Pr ison er ▁ri ot ▁revers es ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁| ▁lib com . org ▁ ▁For ▁example ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Or