Washington state wants prisoners off Facebook
August 30, 2011 by admin
Filed under Lingerie Events
The State Department of Corrections is asking Facebook to shut down unauthorized prisoner accounts.
DOC Spokesman Chad Lewis said prisoners aren’t allowed to access the Internet behind bars, but some have maintained Facebook accounts through friends, relatives or by using contraband cell phones.
“Mostly it’s used to send illicit message to their spouses or girlfriends,” Lewis said. “We haven’t seen any incarcerated offenders use social media to conduct any illegal activity at this point.”
But, that’s not the case in California.
The social networking site already has a similar deal with prisons there after an inmate allegedly used such a site to track down his victim while behind bars.
“We decided to take the route that California did and work directly with Facebook and ask them if they would take down accounts that are activated either by the offender or someone on the outside that is updating their Facebook page on their behalf,” Lewis said.
Another route would be to pass new legislation to make it illegal for offenders to maintain social media accounts. But Lewis said that route would take longer and cost more.
Brandi Kruse, 97.3 KIRO FM Reporter
