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| A convicted robber from Greater Manchester is being investigated after being able to update his Facebook page from his cell in Lancashire. | A convicted robber from Greater Manchester is being investigated after being able to update his Facebook page from his cell in Lancashire. |
| Kane Barratt, 21, from Stockport, is being held at Lancaster prison and is believed to update his webpage from a mobile phone. | Kane Barratt, 21, from Stockport, is being held at Lancaster prison and is believed to update his webpage from a mobile phone. |
| The Ministry of Justice confirmed an investigation has taken place. | The Ministry of Justice confirmed an investigation has taken place. |
| A Prison Service spokesman said that prisoners would not usually have mobile phones or internet access. | A Prison Service spokesman said that prisoners would not usually have mobile phones or internet access. |
| Barratt, who uses the name Kane Reilly on Facebook, appears to have updated the site with photos and comments about life in prison. | Barratt, who uses the name Kane Reilly on Facebook, appears to have updated the site with photos and comments about life in prison. |
| The Prison Service spokesman said: "Prisoners do not have access to mobile phones or the internet and cannot personally contribute to websites. | The Prison Service spokesman said: "Prisoners do not have access to mobile phones or the internet and cannot personally contribute to websites. |
| "This form of media is totally unregulated and we have no power to remove a social networking profile from the internet. | "This form of media is totally unregulated and we have no power to remove a social networking profile from the internet. |
| "Body Orifice Security Scanners will soon be introduced. These will be supported by high sensitivity metal detectors and mobile phone signal detectors. | "Body Orifice Security Scanners will soon be introduced. These will be supported by high sensitivity metal detectors and mobile phone signal detectors. |
| Terrorised victims | Terrorised victims |
| "The Ministry of Justice has contacted Facebook in order to seek their help in assisting the Prison Service in preventing prisoners from making inappropriate postings on their website." | "The Ministry of Justice has contacted Facebook in order to seek their help in assisting the Prison Service in preventing prisoners from making inappropriate postings on their website." |
| Barratt, of Heathland Terrace, is serving five and a half years after admitting two robberies and three burglaries at Manchester Crown Court last year. | Barratt, of Heathland Terrace, is serving five and a half years after admitting two robberies and three burglaries at Manchester Crown Court last year. |
| He was part of a gang that broke into a number of homes, terrorised victims and stole their car keys in a six-week crime spree in Bury, Oldham, Stockport and Rochdale. | He was part of a gang that broke into a number of homes, terrorised victims and stole their car keys in a six-week crime spree in Bury, Oldham, Stockport and Rochdale. |
| Cars were stolen from victims, who were threatened with weapons such as machetes, and some homes were burgled more than three times by the gang. | Cars were stolen from victims, who were threatened with weapons such as machetes, and some homes were burgled more than three times by the gang. |
| Barratt pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and three counts of burglary. The court heard that he repeatedly breached an anti-social behaviour order and also stole £1,500 worth of cigarettes from a supermarket. | Barratt pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and three counts of burglary. The court heard that he repeatedly breached an anti-social behaviour order and also stole £1,500 worth of cigarettes from a supermarket. |