Prisoner in France successfully sues state over sharing cell with smokers

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The non-smoking man shared a cell of around 20 square metres with up to six fellow inmates, several of whom were smokers.

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An ex-prisoner in France has successfully sued the state for placing him in a cell with smokers, a court in the north-western town of Caen said on Thursday, reports The Guardian.