New draft law allows courts to replace prison with home detention under electronic monitoring
Summary
Nepal proposes a law allowing courts to replace prison sentences with home detention under electronic monitoring, expanding parole and probation options, and facilitating community service and open prison access for eligible convicts.
Key Points
- The draft law permits courts to order convicts to serve sentences at home under electronic monitoring, with costs borne by the convict.
- Parole eligibility is expanded, allowing prisoners aged 75+, terminally ill, or severely incapacitated to be released after three years with conditions.
- Community service can replace incarceration for sentences up to three years if the court deems prison unnecessary and the convict agrees.
- Well-behaved prisoners serving 60 percent of their sentence may be transferred to open prisons based on prison authority recommendations.
