Around 350 "dangerous prisoners" currently in British jails have been
caught taunting people on Facebook to which they logged in through
smartphones smuggled inside prisons.
The ministry of justice said
all the prisoners' profiles were closed after a probe but there could
be hundreds more who have used the site without the knowledge of
officials.
Two years ago, a 44-year-old jailed criminal named
Colin Gunn was caught using Facebook to threaten his enemies from a high
security prison cell, The Sun reported.
"I will be home one day
and I can't wait to look into certain people's eyes and see the fear of
me being there. It's good to have an outlet to let you know how I am,
some of you will be in for a good slagging and some have let me down
badly and will be named and shamed," Gunn wrote in one post.
The news has been criticised by social organisations.
"Offenders
using Facebook from prison makes a mockery of the idea that they are
being punished," said Javed Khan of the Victim Support group.
Jean
Taylor, from Families Fighting for Justice, said: "These perpetrators
should not be able to have access to mobile phones in prison. They are
getting away with torturing their victims. The social networking sites
should police this much more closely."
British prisoners threatening people on Facebook
