S.C. Prisoner Challenges Bill Preventing Inmates’ Use of Facebook, Other Social Networks
Should prisoners be able to access Facebook and other social networks? South Carolina became the latest venue for this debate, as an inmate in the state created an online petition seeking to block a bill sponsored by state Rep. Wendell Gilliard (D- Charleston) that would prohibit inmates from having social media accounts or assisting other inmates in obtaining them, Charleston newspaper The Post and Courier reported.
Should prisoners be able to access Facebook and other social networks? South Carolina became the latest venue for this debate, as an inmate in the state created an online petition seeking to block a bill sponsored by state Rep. Wendell Gilliard (D- Charleston) that would prohibit inmates from having social media accounts or assisting other inmates in obtaining them, Charleston newspaper The Post and Courier reported.
According to The Post and Courier, Frenchis Abraham, who is serving a 30-year term for manslaughter at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, is behind the petition, citing as one of its goals to “support prisoners that want to stay connected to family, garner support and be proactive about their re-entry.”
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