Israel Prison Service
prison system of Israel
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The Israel Prison Service (IPS, Hebrew: שב"ס شيروت بتي هسوهر ; English: IPS ) was established in 1949 and is part of the Israeli Ministry of the Interior. It is the executive branch of law enforcement in Israel. Its headquarters are in the city of Ramla in central Israel and it is responsible for 32 prisons spread across Israel, housing 35,000 prisoners and 8,000 employees. In 2009, the percentage of security prisoners (Palestinian prisoners) was 40% and the percentage of criminal prisoners was 60%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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change- ↑ Kosti, Nir (17 July 2009). "IPS Special Forces will Train (IDF) Guards". Bamahane (in Hebrew).
- ↑ "Court: End of Free College for Terrorists - Defense/Security - News". Israel National News. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Court: End of Free College for Terrorists - Defense/Security - News". Israel National News. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ↑ "Ministry of the Interior". Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ↑ Kosti, Nir (17 July 2009). "IPS Special Forces will Train (IDF) Guards". Bamahane (in Hebrew). No. 2997. p. 16.
- ↑ "Court: End of Free College for Terrorists - Defense/Security - News". Israel National News. 25 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
