Prisoners not always who they say they are
Around seven percent of people in jail are not who they say they are, according to a spot check of 700 prisoners carried out by the Ministry of Justice. The lack of photo checks on prisoners means it’s easy to pay someone else to serve a sentence. MPs have demanded an explanation.
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