Prisoners have complained that there are serious problems with drinking water, housing, and sleeping arrangements due to overcrowding. They say that they are forced to sleep in shifts when there are many prisoners in the same room.
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The Office of the Chief Justice of Koshi Province monitored the police detention cell and district jail in Sankhuwasabha district on Wednesday. The monitoring was conducted to obtain first-hand information about the physical condition of the jail, the human rights situation, and the living conditions of the prisoners.
During the monitoring, it was found that the district jail is holding four times more prisoners than its capacity. The monitoring team has raised serious questions about humane treatment. The jail, which has a capacity of 55, currently houses 157 prisoners. Of these, 147 are men, eight are women and two are dependent children.
The prisoners have complained that there are serious problems in drinking water, accommodation and sleeping arrangements due to overcrowding. They say that they are forced to sleep in turns when there are many prisoners in the same room. The monitoring team has directed the prison administration to improve the conditions of the detention cells and prison and pay special attention to the protection of human rights. The team also held discussions with the prison administration, security personnel and detainees and prisoners.
The prisoners have requested that the 'video conference' service, which was being operated by the court after the Gen-G movement, be stopped, saying that there are problems in hearing cases.
Similarly, the monitoring team has also suggested that the skill development and training programs conducted for the rehabilitation and re-socialization of prisoners should be made more effective.
The team led by Chief Justice Narayan Basti monitored the prisons and police detention cells of Bhojpur, Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha under Koshi Province.
Speaking after the monitoring, Chief Justice Basti said that such monitoring would be important for improving prison management and making the judicial system more effective.
