And finally… prison cellfie

A jailed man uploaded photos from prison despite phones and social networking sites being banned behind bars.

Father of six, Adam Ali, who is serving a seven year sentence for stealing cash in transit posted photos from Featherstone prison in Wolverhampton of himself and his inmates.

Comments from his friends included: “Is it one or two bedroom, make sure you lock the front door of a night.

“I’ve heard it’s a bit rough in that area, full of criminals.”

Mr Ali used one of the photos as his profile picture.

A spokesman for the Prison Service said: “It is totally unacceptable for prisoners to access social networking sites or instruct others to do so on their behalf.

“If a prisoner breaks the rules they can be stripped of their privileges, have time added on to their sentence and may be reported to the police for further action.

“Facebook will close down accounts being updated by, or on behalf of, serving prisoners.”

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