Neve Tirtza Women's Prison Explained

Neve Tirtza Prison
Coordinates:	31.9337°N 34.8811°W
Country:	Israel

Neve Tirtza Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר נווה תרצה) is Israel's only women's prison.

Neve Tirtza opened in 1968.^[1] Before it opened, female prisoners were held in special women's wings of what were otherwise men's prisons. It is one of several prisons located in Ramla^[2] and is directly adjacent to Maasiyahu Prison. In 2019, there were 200 women incarcerated at Neve Tirtza.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Incarceration of women
• Israeli Prison Service

External links

• Web site: Aspects of the Incarceration of Women in Israel – Summary. 12 July 2017. Research and Information Center, The Knesset.
• Web site: Special Population Prisons. Ministry of Public Security . 2018-07-24.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abadi. Mark. There's only one women's prison in Israel — and a photographer documented the inmates in harrowing detail. 2021-10-13. Business Insider. en-US.
2. News: Israel's Only Women's Prison Is Overcrowded and Run Down, but There Are No Plans to Fix It. en. Haaretz. 2021-10-13.
3. Web site: Scodie. Louise. Behind the bars in Israel's only female prison. 2021-10-13. jewishnews.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
4. Web site: Israel: Conditions for the women prisoners in Neve Tirza are…. 2021-10-13. OMCT. en.