8,816 prisoners still at large after escaping from 27 prisons (kh 19/09/2025)

Internal dispute led to Kailali Prison clash, concludes probe committee (rep 21/08/2025)

Rabi Lamichhane tells Prachanda: I was kept in solitary confinement-like conditions in Bhairahawa prison (kh 20/08/2025) [Not to forget: this man has not yet been convicted, but remains in pre-trial detention!]

Tackle Overcrowding In Prisons, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 19/08/2025), Overcrowded and Neglected (rep 05/09/2025), Overcrowding crisis: Sankhuwasabha jail houses 139 inmates in space for 55 (rep 06/09/2025)

Birgunj jail building dilapidated; number of inmates exceeds capacity (kh 19/08/2025)

Vacant doctor’s post at Birgunj Prison raises health concerns (kh 14/08/2025)

Rupandehi Prison: Rabi Lamichhane kept in a separate cell since beginning (rep 14/08/2025)

Pyuthan prison severely overcrowded, by Bijaya Singh Bharati (ae 13/08/2025)

Nepal’s Prisons Need Urgent Reform — Kailali Clash is a Stark Warning (rep 12/08/2025)

Prisoner’s death sparks tension in Birgunj, family alleges denial of treatment (rep 12/08/2025)

Locked up and forgotten : The state authorities seemingly believe their job is done when they throw criminals behind bars (kp 11/08/2025)

NHRC team visits Rabi Lamichhane at Bhairahawa Prison (kh 11/08/2025)

NHRC team inspects Bhairahawa Prison, calls for better conditions for inmates (kh 11/08/2025)

Dire state of Kanchanpur prison: Inmates crammed beyond capacity in crumbling buildings : While the prison is designed to hold 140 male and 20 female inmates, it currently accommodates 443 male and 27 female prisoners (rep 11/08/2025)

Violent clashes continue in Nepal’s overcrowded prisons : Selection of ‘prison leaders’ from among inmates cited as another factor making jails an unsafe place, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 10/08/2025)

Clash among inmates at Kailali Prison leaves one dead, 47 injured (rep 09/08/2025), Police negligence blamed for Kailali prison clash killing one, injuring 47 (rep 10/08/2025), Security forces yet to enter Kailali Prison after inmates violent clash : New jailor and security team appointed (rep 10/08/2025), Authorities assess Kailali prison 42 hours after clash : Prison officials had been unable to account for the inmates since the incident due to tensions inside, by Arjun Shah (kp 11/08/2025), Province govt to provide Rs 500,000 in compensation for deceased Bharat Chaudhary's family (rep 11/08/2025)

Jailed but not failed: Gulmi inmates turn prison into industrial unit : Prisoners craft exports bound for the UAE and Japan. Woodcarving inmates earn up to Rs45,000 a month, by Santosh Mahatara (kp 26/05/2025)

Three times more jailbirds than capacity in West Nawalparasi (rn 06/01/2025)

Health authorities to screen prisoners for mental health conditions : It is estimated that 35 percent of around 30,000 jail inmates across the country have some form of mental health problems (kp 15/12/2024)

Lumbini Chief Attorney’s inspects overcrowded prisons, calls for structural upgrades (kh 24/11/2024)

Board recommends parole for 285 prisoners (kh 23/11/2024)

9 prisoners escape from District Police Office custody in Dhanusha (kh 23/09/2024)

Open Prison Concept Materialises, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 19/09/2024)

Taplejung prison overcrowded (rn 04/08/2024)

Juvenile correction centres fail in their mission : The facilities aimed at bringing about changes in the attitudes and behaviour of the children who commit crimes are unable to provide the needed support (kp 29/07/2024)

Recurrent violence plagues Nepal’s juvenile correction centres : Watchdog says these homes resemble prisons, lack basic amenities and are overcrowded (kp 10/07/2024)

Jaleshwar jail: Overcrowded and dilapidated (kh 20/05/2024)

Dilapidated Rolpa district prison housing inmates twice its capacity : Prisoners, especially those in judicial custody, face frequent attacks from older inmates, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 20/04/2024)

Health workers deployed at prisons to get mental health screening training : An estimated 35 percent of around 27,000 inmates in Nepal have mental health problems, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/04/2024)

Policeman loses life in detainee escape attempt in Darchula (kh 11/03/2024)

Prisoners, migrant populations and slums dwellers more vulnerable to TB : Most prisons in Nepal are overcrowded and hold inmates more than twice their capacity (kp 06/03/2024)

Inmates at central jail now covered by health insurance (kh 29/02/2024)

Detainee found dead in Rajbiraj prison (rep 11/02/2024)

Jaleswar Jail jam-packed with prisoners (kh 04/02/2024)

Department od Prison Management

World Prison Brief data, Nepal