Irish inmates now face charges for illegal cell use
by Sean Cooper 
posted Aug 21st 2007 at 12:04PM
It seems three Irish inmates are getting their hands slapped by way of a one-month sentence for unlawful use of a cellphone while in prison. The new law, passed on May 1st this year, makes it illegal for inmates to possess or use a cellphone while in the slammer. Apparently six other men have been nabbed but their cases have been pushed back a few weeks -- and seriously, what's another month in the grand scheme of things? While we understand the need to keep tabs on the criminals, we also understand the need to be able to let your fingers do the walking for late night snacks and, of course, late night missives of love.[Via textually.org]
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derX @ Aug 21st 2007 12:23PM
A cell phone with jail-house stripes: how fitting.
"The new law, passed on May 1st this year, makes it illegal for inmates to possess or use a cellphone while in the slammer."
So I'm guessin' before then it was all cool to just sport a TyTn in the prison yard? Hrm, anyway, with the timing of the law, this is another case of legal serendipity. If only they had been caught earlier....ahh, life is full of those little what-if--but,no problem, they'll have an extra month to think about it!