JHAPA: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Devraj Ghimire has said that he will take initiatives for the management of waste generated in Jhapa prison.
The Speaker said this while addressing the 26th annual general assembly of the Inmates Development Library in the Jhapa District Prison today.
He also said he would take initiation to address the problem of the prison having to accommodate more number of inmates than its capacity.
The Speaker viewed that the minimum facilities that prisoners compelled to spend harsh life in prison due to adverse circumstances are entitled to should not be overlooked.
He urged the inmates to repent and learn from their past mistakes and invest their life after release from the prison in transforming society.
“Rather than building better and luxurious prison houses, we should create an environment wherein nobody will have to spent life in prison. The criminal mindset should be checked and there should not be the situation in which nobody should be made a victim of prejudice and deception. If this happens, then there will be no need of prisons,” Speaker Ghimire said.
He gave assurances of addressing the various problems faced by the inmates.
Prison Chief Mohan Lal Paneru said the Jhapa District Prison has more inmates than its capacity.
According to him, it has 1,621 inmates, including 1,527 male, 92 female and two minors.
He added that they are facing problem in managing the waste generated in the prison due to the high number of inmates.
Library secretary Ramesh Pokharel said the inmates are finding it hard to manage food and expenses from the Rs 80 and the 700 grams rice that the government has been providing daily to the inmates.
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