[He frowns when he begins to think about how, though. Because he isn't positive if it's even the truth.]
It's said that, back home, there's a through and through perfect clone of us in our place. However, one who won't commit the 'crimes' we've been convicted of, here, in the opinion of the Wardens.
Although, I'd rather think of it being something else. Instead of that, I want to say it's related to time being strange, and that while we're here, it doesn't even pass back home. Therefore we're not absent.