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| Washington state wants prisoners off Facebook |
| By mynorthwest.com |
| Published: 08/31/2011 |
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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. Read More. |
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