Calls to increase security at a Kent prison have been made after an inmate was caught using a mobile phone.

Rudy Little, who was just 18 when he was sentenced to three years behind bars at HMP Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey for a string of offences, has been seen communicating with friends and family on social networking site Facebook.

The thug, from Ashford, also posted his phone number on his profile page, inviting people to contact him, using the phrase “get at me”.

Now, following a story on Kent Online, Ashford MP Damian Green, former Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice, is calling for action.

He said: “It is against the rules.

“Prisoners should not have access to mobile phones, and certainly not social media.

“The prison really need to crack down hard on him, and anyone else also using a phone.”

Mr Green, who has been an MP for 18 years, said he will contact the prisons' minister, MP Andrew Selous.

He said: “I will draw this case to his attention and tell him it has drawn a lot of local interest.

“I feel sorry for the victims of his crimes. They need to feel protected.

“He is showing no remorse.”

Even before Little was sent to prison, he posted a series of photos and statuses on Facebook, bragging about arrests and court appearances and posing with what looked like a gun.

Then, earlier this month, after less than 16 weeks inside, he posted a mobile phone number on his page, telling people to “get at me”.

Just last week, Little changed his Facebook profile picture to one of him topless and standing in a bodybuilders’ pose.

A man claiming to be his dad responded: “Still not to big for a slap lol.”

The same day, June 18, he showed signs the pressure of prison was getting to him, posting: “Jail g0t me Stressed wh0s Talking #OnOne.”

In other posts he reveals he’s looking forward to receiving visitors and comments on his relationship status, declaring “single is the way to be”.

It appears that most of these posts have since been deleted, and his profile picture has been changed.

In March, Little, of Matfield Close, South Ashford, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and criminal damage after embarking on a one-man crime spree, which included threatening a man with a knife because he refused to give him a cigarette and stabbing a front door.

Little has so many previous convictions, including for theft, criminal damage and robbery, his criminal record file is 13 pages long.

A Prison Service spokesman said: “Social networks like Facebook are banned in prison. Any prisoner caught using social networking sites or mobile phones will face strict disciplinary action, which could include spending longer behind bars.

“If a prisoner is found to have an active social networking profile, we also take immediate action to close it down.”