Prison Service asked Facebook to review officers' group amid privacy concerns

Facebook sought precise web addresses for the offending posts, but the IPS could not provide them, having never had direct access to the group.

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) asked Facebook to review a controversial online group for serving and former prison officers, saying it had concerns about a risk “to the privacy of people in our custody”.

Emails to the social media giant reveal how the IPS flagged three offensive posts and a video upload from the page 'Irish Jailers, Warders, and Buckets'.