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MoHA asks DoPM to lay groundwork for allowing inmates to work outside prison

An inmate in open prison will not be entitled to ration and clothing Kathmandu, August 29 The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the Department of Prison Management to lay necessary groundwork for allowing inmates to be sent to open prison where they may take up employment while serving their sentence. A press release issued by personal secretariat of Minister for Home Affairs Janardan Sharma…

DoPM building 17 prisons with support from ADB

The Central Jail, Kathmandu. Photo: THT/File Kathmandu, May 20 The Department of Prison Management has said 17 new prison structures are under construction in as many districts. The buildings are being constructed with the financial support from the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction. The total estimated budget for the construction of new prison buildings is around Rs 1.677 billion, said the…