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SURPRISING ENCOUNTERS

Get a sense of what prisons in Nepal look and feel like from the perspective of the authors

We were told we’d never be sitting here. We were told that even if we did sit here, on this posh couch shared with two ex-prisoners, in this uncomfortably large office, that we wouldn’t get what we came for. Sitting in the Director General’s office in the Department of Prison Management, we weren’t offered tea until my nervous sweat had inched its way down the entire distance of my spine...

Life in Prison: Project

LIFE IN PRISON

EMPLOYMENT & "DONATED LABOUR"

An exploration of the employment opportunities for female prisoners. 
"In her experience, the initiatives for economic empowerment in prisons are rarely effective."

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MENTAL HEALTH

"Long sentences will make your mind crack..."

It is clear to us that mental health is a health concern faced by many if not all prisoners in some form. Despite this, it unfortunately appears as though there are not sufficient resources to aid prisoners in managing such things, no matter the severity. 

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POWER PLAY: PRISON MANAGEMENT

"I was bitten by a Naike... but we had to tolerate it because if we spoke against the leader then we would be transferred to another prison far away. It would have been even harder for anyone to visit me - if someone was to visit."

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MENSTRUATION

“Once, I found my missing sari in the trash, and it was covered in blood.”
An exploration into the resources available to women in prison

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Life in Prison: Work

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