The district prison, Taplejung, is struggling without space to accommodate inmates. The prison is forced to house more than six times more prisoners than its actual capacity. It is housing 155 inmates against its actual capacity of accommodating 25.

As a result of a lack of space, it has to send women prisoners to the neighboring Panchthar district prison, said the prison Chief Kulendra Khawas.

“We are finding it difficult to manage such a large number of inmates due to lack of space,” he said. The prison is also grappling with a lack of human resources.