Sirajganj District Jail is overflowing with nearly five times more inmates than their capacity, causing immense sufferings to the prisoners.
The jail authorities said they are facing an uphill task to accommodate the growing number of prisoners as the jail is already overcrowded well above capacity.
According to the sources, the prison has a capacity of 352 including 332 male and 20 female prisoners. However, they have to manage accommodation for 1,726 inmates including 61 women now.
Wishing anonymity, an official of the prison said that the district jail has 7 multi-storied buildings for the prisoners. It is our job to guide these prisoners in terms of prison rules and try to take care of them and bring them to the path of light.
“We are not facing any problem to carry out our duties. Even there is no problem in providing food as per rules but we are facing some problems due to the scarcity of accommodation,” the official added.