Rajbiraj, December 28
The Saptari District prison is accommodating thrice the number of inmates than its usual capacity.
The prison, which has a capacity of 125 inmates is holding 315 inmates including 18 women, shares officiating jailor Satya Narayan Yadav.
According to him, there are 196 male inmates in Block A, 107 male inmates in Block B and 18 women inmates in Block C of the prison.
The overcrowded prison is causing a lot of inconvenience to the inmates who have to stay in queue for a long time to fill water from the tap and use the toilet.
Jailor Yadav stressed on the need of constructing new prison as the 67 year-old prison made of stone and mud is dilapidated.
