INSEC Initiated Monitoring of District Jail

  October 13, 2024 By: INSEC

The Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) conducted a monitoring visit to the district jail on 12 October. During the visit, Insec officials reported that inmates were allowed to meet with their family members and partake in the Tika ceremony and meals. Kare Kami, a 66-year-old resident of Dullu Municipality-6, Chiyudi, received Tika from his sister-in-law and nephew at the jail. Jay Bahadur Singh’s wife, along with their two daughters and a son from Naumule Municipality-1, Toli, also attended the ceremony. They, too, celebrated Dashain with Tika and meals within the jail premises.

The jail administration arranged for the Tika ceremony with food items before allowing them to be taken to the designated area. Typically, family members visiting inmates are not allowed to bring prepared food items. However, due to the significance of the Dashain festival, those who brought cooked dishes from home were allowed to taste them before handing them over, as explained by Acting Jailor Bishnu Thapa of the district jail.
Assistant Inspector Dev Bahadur Thalal, the prison security in-charge, informed that 184 family members visited to meet and celebrate the Tika ceremony for 62 male inmates and 8 female inmates, as previously communicated regarding the permission for Tika and the allowance of food items. Jailor Thapa stated that the arrangement to allow inmates to celebrate Dashain with their families helps strengthen familial bonds and fosters positive feelings among the inmates. Therefore, provisions were made for them to receive Tika and partake in meals on the day of the Tika ceremony.

According to Man Bahadur Nepali, the prison internal administration guard, the arrangements made for the Tika ceremony have fostered a sense of social awareness, brotherhood, and moral values among the inmates. Currently, there are 151 male inmates, 18 female inmates, one girl, and one boy in Dailekh Jail. Man Bahadur Nepali added that the main issues in the jail include problems related to healthcare, water, and sanitation. He mentioned that there are challenges due to insufficient resources for medical treatment. He noted that female inmates lack access to income-generating skills. He also mentioned that the absence of arrangements for accessing newspapers and news within the jail has posed a problem for them. According to him, the services and facilities provided by the government for inmates are insufficient.

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Amar Sunar