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