International Centre for Prison Studies
| Country | ISRAEL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Public Security | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Israel Prison Service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | P.O.B.81, Ramla 72100, Histadrut st.5, Jerusalem, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +972 8 977 6800 fax: +972 8 977 6888 Web: www.ips.gov.il |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title)
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Aharon Franco
Commissioner
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
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17,700
at 29.12.2011 (Ministry of Public Security)
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population)
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236
based on an estimated national population of 7.5 million at end of
2011 (from United Nations figures)
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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35.8%
(31.12.2008)
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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2.3%
(31.12.2008)
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population)
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3.0%
(31.12.2008 - under 18)
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population)
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52.0%
(31.12.2008)
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| Number of establishments /
institutions
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32
(2009)
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| Official capacity of prison system | 24,269
(31.12.2008)
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity)
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90.3%
(31.12.2008)
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate)
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