Prisons in crisis with overcrowding, abject conditions - public defender
There are about 16,000 inmates incarcerated in Israel Prison Service facilities, around 1,500 more than the maximum occupancy capacity standard for 14,500 inmates.
View of the Shita prison, located next to Gilboa,and intended for 800 primarily security convicts. (photo credit: MOSHE SHAI/FLASH90)ByMICHAEL STARRUpdated:
