Jail cell-fies which show smirking prisoners living in luxury.

• How murderers, robbers and arsonists take photos with banned phones
• Photos of murderers, robbers and thieves on Facebook show prisoners are flouting rules prohibiting cellphone use
• Prisoners have uploaded selfies inside their cells, pictures with other prisoners or even snack food and drinks
• The pictures reveal a life of luxury where prisoners are entertained by TV, Playstations and Champions League football

These shocking images show how easy it is for prisoners to take photographs of themselves inside jail and share them with friends, boasting about the luxuries they enjoy inside - even though mobile phones are supposed to be strictly banned inside prison.

Dozens of photos uploaded to Facebook show prisoners boasting of a cushy prison lifestyle with access to TVs, gaming consoles and gyms, while eating food that includes curries, kebabs, birthday cakes and crisps.

Despite being imprisoned for heinous crimes that include murder, robbery and arson, inmates are able to easily smuggle in smartphones and thumb their noses at authorities as they post updates and photos of themselves from the comfort of their jail cells.

One example is Sonny Barker, 20. Barker was jailed for eight years after he held a mother and daughter at knifepoint during a burglary. But last year the serial offender managed to smuggle a phone into his cell at HMP Rochester in Kent to show off his cushy surroundings.

In pictures posted on Facebook, he posed with cellmate Korrel Kennedy - a former Jean Paul Gaultier model jailed for chasing a man with a knife and threatening hospital staff.

The images show the two of them posing in their underpants, flexing their muscles and joking with each other in front of a TV, Playstation 2 and mini-fridge.

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