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Israel's prison chief Kobi Yaakobi summoned for second hearing ahead of possible indictment
IPS Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi was summoned for a second hearing on suspicion of fraud, breach of trust, and obstruction of investigations. A pre-indictment hearing is underway.
'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons
Prosecution indicts convicted sex offender for repeated violations of supervision order
Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Force-feeding bill to move forward despite end of prisoners' hunger strike
Yesh Atid accepts "softened" version of bill; Likud MK Regev: A hunger strike is terrorism in prison.
After rejecting appeals, Supreme Court rejects Katsav's request for a retrial
Justice Neal Hendel says Katsav's claims that he suffered a "distortion of justice" are baseless.
Following Olmert sentence, Prison Service challenged with protecting a convict former PM
Prison officials say that as a former prime minister, Olmert was for years privy to state secrets of the highest confidentiality and his safety in jail must be assured in coordination with the Shin Bet.
Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike in protest of administrative detention
Israel Prison Service says some 300 prisoners send back meals in one-day act of solidarity; PA minister claims over 5,000 prisoners launch open-ended strike.
Committee to probe Samuel Sheinbein shooting at Rimonim prison
Public Security Minister Aharonovitch calls for investigation into incident in which prisoner got hold of pistol in penitentiary.
Palestinians claim prisoner dies after assault by Israeli guards
IPS says Jihad Abd al-Rahman al-Taweel died of a heart attack; man's family says he died after guards attacked his ward with pepper spray.
