Latest Department of Prison Management News & Updates

Kathmandu, June 25 (IANS) Nepal is considering a legal provision that would allow certain convicted offenders to serve their prison sentences under electronic monitoring instead of in correctional facilities. The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has prepared a draft bill, which, if enacted, would effectively introduce a form of electronically monitored home detention into Nepal’s criminal justice system.The model has been adopted in several countries to reduce prison overcrowdi…