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| Corrections department says pen-pal site is against New Mexico rules for inmates |
| By startribune.com |
| Published: 08/01/2013 |
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Preston Blake says he's a "down to earth, mature and serious man." In an online profile, he sports a shirtless photo of himself while smiling and flexing his chiseled right arm. "I'm solid, real, in a world full of fake," the 31-year-old describes himself. Blake also is an inmate at the Lea County Correctional Facility in New Mexico, where he is serving an estimated 21 years for aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence, among other crimes, according to the Florida-based website WriteAPrisoner.com. His profile and dozens of others by inmates on similar sites are the subject of a New Mexico Departments of Corrections investigation. State rules prohibit prisoners from posting public online profiles, and those who do face disciplinary action from loss of privileges to loss of time served, said New Mexico Corrections Deputy Secretary of Operations Joe Booker. Read More. |
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