Prison and Probation Service on social media

The Prison and Probation Service uses social media as a platform for information and discussion. In social media, we share news and information.

The Prison and Probation Service is on

Other units and projects

  • Training Institute for Prison and Probation Services on Facebook

Netiquette

The social media administrators in the Prison and Probation Service monitor discussions and reply to some of the questions. The Prison and Probation Service does not comment on private matters.

As the social media channels used by the Prison and Probation Service are designed for questions and comments concerning the criminal sanctions field, the following are forbidden:

  • insults, swearing, racism
  • incitement to a criminal offence
  • hate messages targeted at individuals, organisations, countries, or nations
  • advertising and marketing products or services
  • religious or political comments

In addition to the above, posts that might fulfil the statutory definition of dissemination of information in violation of personal privacy or defamation under the Criminal Code are also forbidden.

Inappropriate posts can be removed and users, who regularly break the rules on the user’s social media channels, can be blocked. Users are not notified if their posts are removed or blocked.

Published 14.1.2020