The District prison of Solukhumbu is facing difficulties due to the overcrowded prison. The District Prison has a capacity to accommodate 25 inmates and detainees however there are 71 inmates and detainees including 55 convicts and 16 detainees.
The overcrowded prison is raising the issue of security along with the hygiene of the inmates and detainees. They are facing problem of sleeping, eating and even going to the toilets according to the jailer Mahesh Niraula.
Pasang Bomjan Tamang