are you saying you don't want them to have internet access because you are tired of getting contacted by your friend? to be honest, your friend is his own person and if he couldn't email you, he'd just keep calling you until you answer...I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have to deal with that for 10 years but right now, your friend is scared and separated from normalcy and calling and talking to his family and friends is his only connection to the life he had prior to this incidence. this is understandable.
but again, what is your point? you realize not everyone who is locked up behaves in this manner?
my cousin had 15 years for murder (That he didn't do but that's neither here nor there)...we use to right back and forth but as years passed, that became less and less because life...and I said I wish he had email because it's so much easier to contact him and it's *free* for all parties. what sucked the most was him coming out and having to teach him about new technology and how things work. like he knew a little but jesus, they release prisoners back into society with no knowledge of how the world changed and expect them to be able to survive. It's a set up.