Israeli prison service

Ben-Gvir denies claim Marwan Barghouti beaten in prison, but 'proud' of worsening conditions

Qatari outlet Al-Araby TV reported, citing a Palestinian source, that Barghouti was "beaten and assaulted" as he was being transferred between Israeli security prisons.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti gestures before the start of a deliberation at Jerusalem Magistrate's court, January 25, 2012
The Defense Ministry's new rail-mounted robot designed to secure sensitive sites, including prisons, military bases, and border facilities, September 11, 2025.

Israel unveils rail-mounted robot to guard borders, bases, and prisons

Defense officials described the project as a breakthrough in Israel’s efforts to protect against both external and internal threats.

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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025.

Ben-Gvir hangs images of ruined Gaza in jails to intimidate Palestinian prisoners, Barghouti claims

“This is what they have to see in the morning when they go out for their yard hour. One of them, I think here (pointing), that’s his house," the minister said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the Gilboa Prison December 5, 2022.

NSC pushes to ban detained terrorists from receiving medical treatment at public hospitals

The Chair of the National Security Council, Zvika Fogel, raised a plan to stop detained terrorists from being treated in public hospitals. "We are not going to reward terrorists," he said.

|ByMAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Gilboa prison pimping affair: New sexual assault allegation emerges

A new, separate instance of sexual assault by a prisoner against a female prison guard has come out of the Gilboa Prison pimping affair case.

JULY 25, 2022BySARAH BEN-NUN
A guard is seen at an observation tower along a wall of Gilboa Prison, from where six Palestinian prisoners escaped, on September 6.

Prison officer who placed female officers in pimping affair fired

Prison Intelligence Officer Rani Basha was the man who placed female prison guards in the security wing at the demand of Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Atallah.

JULY 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.

Prison health system severely understaffed, lacking in multiple areas - comptroller report

Half of all Israeli Prison Service medical clinics have been determined as inaccessible for people with disabilities.

MAY 10, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF
Prisoners at the Maasiyahu jail in Ramla cast their votes at the prison polling station on elections day for the 20th Knesset, March 17, 2015.

Gilboa Prison sexual assault: Fogel family killer threatened guard's family - report

Muhammad Atallah told the female IPS guard he could keep her safe, and then proceeded to grope her without consent.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.

Bar Lev: Do not veto IDF women as prison guards due to pimping scandal

Yisrael Beytenu MK Yossi Shein called the program a “colossal failure” and vehemently opposed extending the law for three years.

DECEMBER 21, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev attends the first Public Security Knesset Committee on September 13, 2021

IPS jailer stabbed as Hamas threatens 'revenge' for female prisoners

An IPS staff member was stabbed in an apparent retaliation to alleged mistreatment of female Palestinian prisoners.

DECEMBER 20, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
A guard is seen at an observation tower along a wall of Gilboa Prison, from where six Palestinian prisoners escaped, on September 6.

Clean out the rot of the Israel Prison pimping case - editorial

The systemic problems that have come to light since the September prison break must serve as an impetus to fundamentally improve the system, because what happened cannot be allowed to stand.

DECEMBER 15, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
POLICE OFFICERS and prison guards stand outside the Gilboa jail following the escape by Palestinian security prisoners.

Police likely to recommend against reopening prison 'pimping' probe

The Police will likely recommend not reopening the investigation into the suspected pimping of female guards to inmates at Gilboa Prison.

DECEMBER 7, 2021ByMAARIV ONLINE
GILBOA PRISON warden Freddy Ben-Sheetrit prepares to testify, in Modi’in, November 25.

Palestinian Authority cut wages in prisoner, tax dispute with Israel

Israel and the US say the PA stipends, dispersed monthly to prisoners, their relatives and the families of Palestinians killed for carrying out attacks, encourage further violence.

DECEMBER 6, 2021ByREUTERS
Palestinians take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem April 17, 2017

Israel Prisons Service & Police: Time for reevaluation?

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Israel Police and the Prisons Service have been thrust into the spotlight like never before, showcasing their uglier sides. Has the time come for reform?

DECEMBER 2, 2021ByELIAV BREUER
AT THE scene of the prison break, September 6.