January 29, 2004
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's judicial establishment demanded an investigation into the practice of criminals paying stand-ins to serve their prison sentences.
"We know of six cases of stand-in inmates since 1996," Annette Esdorf, deputy head of the Department of Prison and Probation, told Reuters Wednesday.
Prison officials cannot demand photo identification and are not equipped to take fingerprints.
Esdorf said her office was considering investing in fingerprinting equipment.
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