The meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal held on December 19 had approved the opening of a vacant block in the Central Jail to house juvenile offenders over the age of 18 who are currently in various juvenile correctional homes across the country and whose term has expired.
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Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has inspected the Central Jail in Bidur, Nuwakot. While inspecting the prison on Saturday, he said that necessary arrangements will be made to soon operate the vacant block as a juvenile correctional home.
Minister Aryal has directed the prison administration to ensure that every activity inside the prison is legal and human rights-based, his press coordinator Purushottam Khatri informed.
He was concerned about the prisoners' daily food, accommodation and other service facilities and drew the attention of the prison administration to improve them if there are any shortcomings. In the meantime, the relatives of the prisoners had drawn attention to the fact that the road infrastructure leading to the prison was very weak. In response, Minister Aryal committed to facilitate the improvement of the road infrastructure soon, his secretariat said.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Government of Nepal held on Poush 3 had approved the operation of a vacant block in the Central Jail to house juvenile offenders who are currently in various juvenile correctional homes in the country and who have completed their term.
It is said that a maximum of five hundred juvenile offenders can be housed in that block. There are currently eight correctional homes across the country. Four of them are managed by a non-governmental organization called UNICEF Nepal.
