Ayalon Prison Explained

Ayalon Prison
Pushpin Map:Israel
Pushpin Label:Ayalon Prison
Opened:1950
City:Ramla
Country: Israel
Classification:Maximum
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Israel
Managed By:Israel Prison Service
Former Name:Ramla Prison
Pushpin Map Alt:Map showing the location of Ayalon Prison within the State of Israel
Capacity:625 cells (15 wings)
Status:Operational

Ayalon Prison, formerly known as Ramla Prison, is a maximum-security prison located in Ramla, Israel. It is managed by the Israel Prison Service.

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: פסק-דין בתיק רע"ב 8858/15 . elyon1.court.gov.il . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20160804120322/http://elyon1.court.gov.il/files/15/580/088/b15/15088580.b15.htm . 4 August 2016 . dead.
  2. News: הקשר בין אסירים בכלא איילון לחנויות יוקרה בכיכר המדינה. הארץ .
  3. Web site: Israel readies new death penalty law . Tv7 Israel News . 2023-03-03.
  4. News: Der Spiegel . DER SPIEGEL 11/1986 - Absolute Gerechtigkeit . Der Spiegel . Spiegel.de . 9 March 1986. 2013-06-19.
  5. Web site: Politik . Ben Zygier: Mossad-Agent soll Häftling X gewesen sein - SPIEGEL ONLINE . Spiegel.de . 2010-06-24 . 2013-06-19.