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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Detainees face hardship without jail (kp 02/08/2008)

Infant languishing in Jhapa jail with mother (ht 23/07/2008)

ICRC rebuilds infrastructure of Kapilvastu jail (nn 20/07/2008)

Six prisoners hurt in scuffle (ht 17/07/2008)

Jailbirds packed like sardines in Damauli (kp 20/06/2008)

‘Majority female prisoners smoke’ (kp 14/06/2008)

Pregnant inmates’ rights (ht 06/06/2008)

Prison handicrafts lying unsold, by Madhav Aryal (kp 01/06/2008)

Implement all jail reform recommendations: SC (kp 22/05/2008), SC directs govt to make it better for inmates (ht 22/05/2008), A ray of hope (ht 23/05/2008)

Minors in illegal detention (kp 16/05/2008)

Decision delay worries jailbirds (kp 30/04/2008)

Siraha jailbirds on warpath (ht 27/04/2008)

Prisoner escapes (kp 09/04/2008), Undertrial gives cops the slip (ht 09/04/2008)

Govt adds allowances for jail inmates (kp 14/02/2008), Govt increases allowances, facilities for jailbirds (nn 14/02/2008)

Jailbirds on hunger strike again (nn 04/02/2008)

Govt to free 800 convicts, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 02/01/2008)

Prisoners end hunger strike after 40 days (nn 07/11/2007)

Address jail inmates’ demands: NHRC (kp 01/11/2007)

Home Minister assures amnesty for some prisoners (nn 30/10/2007)

Inmates’ kids to be sent to children’s homes, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 29/10/2007), Children in jail (kp 30/10/2007)

Amnesty makes police nervous (kp 26/10/2007)

Home Ministry asks prisoners to end hunger strike (nn 24/10/2007), Agitating inmates forgo Dashain celebrations, by Baburam Kharel (kp 24/10/2007)

14 jailbirds amnestied (kp 14/10/2007)

NHRC urges govt to improve conditions in prisons (nn 12/10/2007), Heed prisoners’ demands: NHRC (kp 12/10/2007), Detainees: Rights And Realities, by Sahisnu Poudyal (sp 12/10/2007)

Cabinet to see jail reforms report today (kp 05/10/2007)

Prisoners across the country on fast unto death demanding release (nn 01/10/2007), Prisoners on hunger strike for amnesty, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 04/10/2007)

Panel seeks reforms in detention centres (samn 20/08/2007)

‘Economic exploitation behind inmate’s death’, by Binod Bhandari (kp 06/08/2007)

Jails that harden young criminals, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 14/07/2007)

Govt set to build regional prisons, by Koshraj Koirala (kp 08/07/2007)

Jailbirds happy with library (kp 30/06/2007), Library opened at Dillibazaar jail (samn 30/06/2007)

Relatives demand amnesty for jailbirds (kp 09/06/2007)

Skilled jailbirds earn for their families, by Tirtha Neupane (kp 13/05/2007)

Three Indians on fast unto death protest in Nepal jail (wi 28/04/2007), Indians in Nepal jail call off protest fast after 11 days (wi 29/04/2007)

Inmates vandalise district jail (samn 26/04/2007)

More foreigners do time in Nepal jails, by Baburam Kharel (kp 11/03/2007)

Twelve jailbirds are mentally sick (samn 23/01/2007)

Crammed prisons cry out for amenities, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 21/01/2007)

Jailbird launches fast-unto-death (samn 21/01/2007)

16 inmates injured at central jail (nn 19/01/2007), 16 inmates hurt in Central Jail riots (samn 20/01/2007)

Unsafe in prison: Everyone is keeping quiet about HIV in Kathmandu’s jails (nt 22/12/2006), ICRC to provide safe water for Central Jail inmates (kp 28/12/2006)

Jailbirds seek amnesty (samn 23/11/2006)

Skin disease among inmates, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 16/10/2006)

Disease dogs waterlogged jail inmates (kp 29/09/2006)

Six inmates flee after digging tunnel, by Sanjay Panthi (kp 25/08/2006), 10 prison employees suspended (kp 26/08/2006)

Jail reform project hit by fund crunch (kp 24/08/2006)

Inmates set Chandragadhi jail on fire, by Lila Baral (kp 23/08/2006), Inmates set fire to Jhapa prison, by Lila Baral (kp 24/08/2006)

Girl spending childhood in prison, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 31/07/2006)

Inmates vandalize and torch Parasi jail (nn 26/07/2006), 4 injured in police, inmates clash (kp 26/07/2006), 22 prisoners; three police personnel injured in Siraha jail clash (nn 27/07/2006), 105 prisoners, 13 policemen injured in a clash at Jaleshwor jail (nn 28/07/2006), 20 inmates, 12 cops hurt in Mahottari jail, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 28/07/2006)

Vandalism in Siraha and Jaleshwor prison (kp 05/07/2006)

Jail inmates go berserk over demands (kp 19/06/2006)

Prisoners capture jailer in Kathmandu Valley: report (wi 06/06/2006), Nakkhu Jailer freed (nn 07/06/2006)

Inmates for nationwide amnesty, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 05/06/2006)

Agonizing tales from Central Jail, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 23/02/2006)

Inmates end hunger strike after promise (samn 14/01/2006)

Jail inmates delve deep in meditation (samn 12/01/2006)

Four kids languishing in Morang jail (samn 08/12/2005)

Jailbirds demand more amenities (samn 06/12/2005)

Dolakha Police in Miasma Without Jail (nln 08/11/2005)

20 hurt as prisoners clash in Birgunj (samn 21/10/2005)

Bharatpur prisoners come up with novel idea (kp 01/01/2005

Jailbirds go hungry as kerosene crisis hits market (ht 11/12/2004)

Special programs for rescued circus girls (kp 28/10/2004)

Female inmate shares cell with males (kp 28/10/2004)

No space to sleep for overcrowded Damauli prison inmates (ht 27/10/2004)

No takers for hand-woven topis, by Ravi Dahal (ht 19/10/2004)

Birgunj prison inmates look forward to a happy Dashain, by Rabi Dahal (ht 18/10/2004)

Prison Act amendment relieves petty offenders, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 09/10/2004)

Innocent inmates and their lives in prison (kp 09/09/2004)

‘State of kids, criminals in jails should be made public’ (rn 24/08/2004)

A home behind Bars, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp 15/08/2004)

ICRC reps inspect prison (kp 27/07/2004)

Birgunj prisoners allege torture, gherao jail staffers (ht 12/07/2004), Inmates lock up jail officials (kp), Six held by Birgunj jail inmates freed (ht 13/07/2004), Prison reforms (ht 13/07/2004)

Overcrowding forces jail inmates to sleep on verandas (ht 19/06/2004)

28-yr-old inmate immolates self (ht 09/06/2004)

Jailbirds toil in vain as goods go abegging (ht 27/04/2004)

Pilot project on open jail concept launched, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 17/04/2004), Prisoners & Their Rights (rn 19/04/2004)

Jailbirds of Sadar Khor crave for fresh air, by Tika Ram Pradhan (ht 17/04/2004)

Penal reforms underway (kp 02/03/2004)

Three hours at central jail, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 23/12/2003)

Female inmates provided training (kp 02/12/2003)

Inmates demonstrate in jail (Himalayan Times, 29/10/2003)

Morang jail overcrowded; inmates face hardships (Kathmandu Post, 21/07/2003)

Prison dilapidated (Kathmandu Post, 15/06/2003)

Nepal has 519 women prisoners, says survey (Himalayan Times, 10/06/2003)

SC order to stop discrimination in ration for detainees (Kathmandu Post, 08/05/2003)

Jail inmates demand increment in allowance (Himalayan Times, 27/04/2003)

Prisoner-Specific Schemes (Rising Nepal, 19/03/2003)

Crime And Punishment, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 14/03/2003)

Prison system in Nepal: There is urgent need for reform and revitalization, by Allan Rudderham (Space Time Today, 05/12/2002)

Custody (mis)management: Justice denied is justice denied, by Manjushree Thapa (Nepali Times, 15/11/2002)

New women prison in Morang (Space Time Today, 01/10/2002)

Study finds mental illness among Valley jail inmates (Kathmandu Post, 22/09/2002)

A crazy system, by Jyoti Pyakurel (Nepali Times, 31/05/2002); originally published in Himal Khabarpatrika, 29 March-13 April 2002

Birgunj jail in dilapidated condition, by Gopal Devkota (Kathmandu Post, 24/01/2002)

Prisoners exchange tears with their family in Dashain, by Rabindra Upreti (Kathmandu Post, 29/10/2001)

Leaking roof, crumbling building keep inmates sleepless, by Gopal Devkota (Kathmandu Post, 30/07/2001)

Talks on prison reforms (Kathmandu Post, 14/07/2001)

Ghorahi jail in pathetic condition (Kathmandu Post, 01/06/2001)

Prisoners claim ‘quota release’ discriminatory (Kathmandu Post, 27/03/2001)

Prison condition worsens in Salyan (Kathmandu Post, 05/03/2001)

Inmates live in dilapidated building (Kathmandu Post, 16/02/2001)

Firing in Jail: Death Without Cause, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 02/02/2001)

Inmate killed in Banke jail firing (Kathmandu Post, 15/01/2001); see also No reason to open fire, says House committee (Kathmandu Post 18/01/2001)

Innocent lives squander away inside the nation’s jails, by Pragya Ghimire (Kathmandu Post, 10/01/2001), see also editorial Reform country’s jails (Kathmandu Post, 10/01/2001)

Jail reforms still undone, by Perina Pathak (Kathmandu Post, 05/01/2001)

Nepali Prisons: Going To Hell, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 29/12/2000); including interviews with Badri Bahadur Karki, Attorney-General and Bhogendra Sharma, president of CIVICT

Jail inmates end their fast (Kathmandu Post, 26/12/2000)

Lack of funds impede prison reforms, by Madhav Dhungana (Kathmandu Post, 30/11/2000)

Reform prison administration (Kathmandu Post, 18/11/2000)

Prison reforms: Justice delayed is justice denied, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 31/08/2000)

Non-Custodial Ways (Rising Nepal, 17/08/2000)

Prison management : Time to act, by Madhu P Regmi (Kathmandu Post, 17/08/2000)

Develop prison as correction house: Report (Rising Nepal, 19/06/2000)

Lawmakers concerned over jail situation (Kathmandu Post, 18/06/2000)

Women inmates lament prison life, by Yam Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 10/04/2000)

Making our prisons better, by Ronald Peter Nash (Kathmandu Post, 30/03/2000)

Jails found inhumane (Kathmandu Post, 20/03/2000)

Morang jail in state of neglect (The Kathmandu Post, 27 January 2000)

Elders inspect prison, Balmandir (The Rising Nepal, 25 January 2000)

'Inmates being kept in inhuman manner' (The Rising Nepal, 24 January 2000)

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