Nakhu Jail

Coordinates27°39′47″N 85°18′09″E / 27.663°N 85.3024°E / 27.663; 85.3024

Capacity500

Opened2007 BS

CountryNepal

Nakhu Jail

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Coordinates	27°39′47″N 85°18′09″E / 27.663°N 85.3024°E / 27.663; 85.3024
Capacity	500
Opened	2007 BS
Country	Nepal

Nakhu Jail (Nepali:नख्खु कारागार, Nakhu Karagar) is a jail in Nepal that was established in 2007 BS in the existing, money printing area (Taksar department) in Lalitpur District. The facility has an area of 35 ropanies and 12 ana (about 1.8 hectares). There is a road in the eastern part of the jail, a school in the west, residential area in the north and Nakhu river in the south.^[1]

There are two separate blocks for males and females in the Jail. Each block has a capacity to accommodate 250 inmates. There were plans to upgrade it with a capacity to accommodate 1,000 inmates in 2077 BS but was postponed. There is also a Community Rehabilitation Center and a Drug Rehabilitation Center inside the jail.^[2]