So guys...... my sister is up for setting my bro a Facebook account in the hope he could connect with old friends, family while he is doing his time. No doubt she’s is doing it with best intentions and from the heart. She is very proud of his turn around in life.
I have a different point of view I stress it could lead to negative outcomes. What do you guys think about prisoners having Facebook? Are you running a Facebook profile for a family member or PP?
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How would she be able to connect to the internet to check her profile?
Bad idea!
Hey, I don’t really have any experience with this, but what negative outcomes are you worried about?
@anderson my sister is setting a profile for my brother while he is incarcerated.
@cleo95 people can be negative when you have been in prison or in prison just worried about the impact it might have on my family if negative things are spoken about him. Over protective big bro kicked in lol
@corrine919 think I’m thinking the same Facebook can be brutal.
You may want to read the rules for the state your in. Operating any kind of Facebook can be against the rules in some states.
What’s the purpose of him having a Facebook while he’s incarcerated?
The same purpose as any other Facebook. To share trivia about your daily life and to keep updated with the people you care about and who care about you.
As some of the members of this forum know, I'm not pro Facebook. Why? Because I don't trust them regarding selling and using data. And because I don't trust Zuckerberg. Or let me put it that way: My trust to him goes as far as I can throw a washing machine, singlehanded. And this goes waaay back in time, long before the actual scandals and buying WhatsApp, etc. But, maybe that's just me.
Regarding your bro and a possible account of his: Let HIM decide. If he's saying yes, let your sis do it, if he's saying no, don't let her do it. Could be a signal of leaving him a tiny wee bit of autonomy, I guess.
Hi guys,
@babyblueeyes We have a large family unit in Sicily, a little in Canada. My sister and bro are very close think it’s her way of trying to keep him in peoples memories. Especially family so far way.
@kirsten, he should be asked and I’m going to make sure that happens, Can’t really say I trust Facebook myself but it as it’s benifits to where you can keep in touch with people out of reach thanks your advice I’m greatful.
@frankiebones will check the rules as to Facebook in both my state the state he is currently housed in.
Aw you’re a good brother! Maybe she can post an update on him through her own social media and if anyone in your family or any of his old friends want to get in contact with him, she can give them his details and they can get in contact through letters or phone calls or something?
Cool, as none of us can be on top of the rules for 50 different states, if something does seem unfamiliar it does pay to read the trusty handbook, or manual, whatever the case may be. As you're no doubt aware the last thing you want to serve him with is an unescesary infraction for something that could have otherwise been avoided and I'm sure you're well aware of what that would feel like.
I don't think getting involved in social media, even maintained through a third party, is a good idea. As Frankie mentioned, depending on where they are it could be against the rules. I learned that lesson years ago when someone tried to get me to do Facebook for them, all that turned into was a mess. Never again.
2 of my pals have FB but they're maintained by family. If other people want to do it, I can't control that, but I certainly won't be. They've never asked me to be involved in that either.
Someone asked about negative consequences above me, one I can think of would be if penpal asks me to Facebook someone and I do so unknowingly either not knowing the content of the message is innocent but means something else... or not knowing they are not supposed to be in contact with this individual... that puts EVERYBODY at risk. Ever since I caught on to that, like I said, never again. If other people want to take the risk and do it, all power to them, but it's not worth it to me.
It can be a total clusterfuck of a situation (can I say clusterfuck here? LOL). Unless you know their intentions and that they're true I would generally advise staying away from looking people up. I mean, I do it ocassionally with the woman I love but thats because I know her and know that most of her intentions are good in spite of her situation in serving a federal mandatory for drugs (which mandatory sentencing is another clusterfuck of a thread I won't go into at length here). The point is... I know we're all adulting here.
But in general I'd advise to take a wide berth around "facebooking" people for other people. As shadey said it can end up really messy and if you live in the United States as she does, it can actually come back to you and get you in a whole lot of hot water depending on who they are and what they're asking of you.