A thief who blew up a cashpoint has brazenly posted selfies from prison just two weeks after getting an extra twelve months added to his six-year sentence.
Brennan Hartrey, 26, was originally jailed in March last year after he admitted plotting the ATM heist in Bristol.
Last month his punishment was extended when he was convicted of blowing up another cash machine at a petrol station close to sleeping truckers in Worcestershire.
Hartrey now faces a possible further two years behind bars at HMP Erlestoke in Wiltshire for taking the selfies and uploading them to Facebook.
Prisoner Brennan Hartrey is facing more jail time after illegally using a mobile phone behind bars to document his progress in the gym, uploading topless selfies, pictured, to Facebook
The thief, left, has only just been handed an extra 12 months in jail for blowing up an ATM at a petrol station in Worcestershire, right
Another picture sent via Whattsapp showed Hartrey, centre, and two fellow inmates sunbathing in the prison yard with their tops off
Despite mobile phones being banned in prisons Hartrey, pictured, has made little effort to cover up his use of his device
One topless photo boasts of his gym work out with the caption: ‘Man up done work out an off to gym to sort my life out f** this jail s**t.’
Another, taken by a fellow inmate, shows Hartrey and two other prisoners sunbathing in the yard.
He even posted a picture of an offence form given to him by a prison guard after he refused to let them search his DVD case.
Many of the shameless snaps taken of Hartrey are on the stairs or landing of the prison unit with no attempt to hide the fact he is in possession of an illegal item.
In other pictures he is shown posing in designer clothes next to railings within the jail
The inmate has also taken selfies of himself lying in bed and the meals he has eaten
One picture shows an offence form he was handed for not allowing prison officers to search a DVD case which may have had drugs inside
His photos were uploaded to his Facebook account, since taken down, and show him adopting a series of poses
The Prison Service said: ‘This behaviour is completely unacceptable and we are taking immediate action.
‘We are clear that those who break the rules will be punished and can face extra time behind bars.
‘We are taking decisive action to find and block mobile phones in prison, including a £2million investment to block mobile phone signals.’
Hartrey’s profile page has been removed by the Ministry of Justice after it was alerted to its presence.
The thief made several mentions of the gym in his posts and also uploaded pictures of him using the facility
The Ministry of Justice branded Hartrey’s (left and right) behaviour ‘unacceptable’ and said it would be taking action
Prisoners are generally banned from having or using mobile phones behind bars but devices are frequently smuggled in or thrown over walls. Use of the devices can lead to up to two more years in prison.
Last year the Serious Crime Act gave prison staff more powers to crackdown on illegal use of phones by inmates including requesting mobile operating companies to blacklist and disconnect SIM cards and handsets.
The new law is meant to help governors by stopping them from having to physically find the devices.
The Home Office has previously ruled out installing phone blocking technology in all UK prisons because it would cost £300million to install and another £800,000-per-year to maintain.