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Ayalon Prison

Ayalon Prison

Prison in Ramla, Israel


Ayalon Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר איילון), formerly known as Ramla Prison, is a maximum-security prison located in Ramla, Israel. It is managed by the Israel Prison Service.

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The prison was opened in 1950, and was built in the style of the Tegart forts from the British Mandate era. It is one of four high-security criminal prisons operated by the Israel Prison Service.[1] Ayalon Prison has 625 cells divided into 15 wings, including an isolation wing for prisoners in solitary confinement. It has an educational center with six classrooms for primary education and classes for English, computers and art. The prison also has facilities for meditation, sports, parenting, drug rehabilitation in addition to eight factories which employ inmates[2] and a radio station operated by inmates selected and trained to broadcast rehabilitative and educational content to all other prisons in Israel.

Notable inmates


References

  1. "פסק-דין בתיק רע"ב 8858/15". elyon1.court.gov.il. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "Israel readies new death penalty law". Tv7 Israel News. 3 March 2023.
  3. Der Spiegel (9 March 1986). "DER SPIEGEL 11/1986 - Absolute Gerechtigkeit". Der Spiegel. Spiegel.de. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. Politik (24 June 2010). "Ben Zygier: Mossad-Agent soll Häftling X gewesen sein - SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

31.935083°N 34.881270°E / 31.935083; 34.881270 (Ayalon Prison)



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