Kathmandu, May 15 -- The Office of the Attorney General has painted a bleak picture of police cells and prisons across the country, emphasising the urgent need to improve the living conditions to ensure "human dignity" of those living there.

The findings, made public on Tuesday, which are part of the Office of the Attorney General's ongoing monitoring across the country reveal overcrowding in prisons and the lack of basic care of prisoners. The auditor general's initial assessment is based on their findings from prisons, police cells and juvenile detention centres in 24 districts.

An in-depth report about the situation of prisons will be released later this year.

According to the initial findings of the OAG's monitoring team, some of t...