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Prisoners' families protest against new ID visit rule

Need for photographic identification could be a bar to �underprivileged visitors By John Bynorth, Home Affairs Editor

THE Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has been accused of making jails less accessible for the families and friends of inmates, after allegedly rolling out a system of compulsory photographic ID for visits without consulting welfare groups.