INSEC conducted an onsite monitoring visit to the District Jail in Mustang. The team, which included INSEC Executive Director Bijayraj Gautam, Chief of District Coordination Committee Mustang Maya Gurung, Chief District Officer Bishnu Prasad Bhusal, DSP Kshiring Kippa Lama, and INSEC Gandaki Province Coordinator Shiva Khakurel, monitored the Jail in Gharpajhong Rural Municipality.
Mustang District Jail, with a capacity for 25 inmates, currently houses 12, including nine convicted prisoners, according to Acting Jailer Lalbabu Sahani. Inmates complained that, due to the lack of a proper boundary wall and other security structures, they cannot see outside except when going to the toilet or moving between rooms. Most of the inmates are serving sentences for rape and murder. A tailoring training program is currently running in the Jail. Chief District Officer Bishnu Prasad Bhusal said they are working with the concerned authorities to improve the Jail’s condition.
DSP Kshiring Kippa Lama said they arrange limited movement for inmates outside the jail building based on the number of security personnel available.