Israel Prison Service Unveils Rehabilitation Programs and Security Upgrades
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
The Israel Prison Service is enhancing security with a new concrete wall and women's prison while implementing rehabilitation programs to change inmate behavior. Dekel Prison houses over 700 inmates in programs requiring adherence to rules and participation in work. Security upgrades include advanced sensors and continuous transfers of crime leaders to prevent internal organization. Security inmates face significantly stricter confinement and reduced privileges compared to criminal inmates.
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- Israel Prison Service is building a concrete wall and new women's prison to curb crime.
- Dekel Prison's rehabilitation program requires inmates to change behavior for release.
- Correctional officers receive advanced equipment and training for enhanced discipline enforcement.
- High-profile inmates are transferred between facilities to prevent crime organization formation.
- Security inmates face 23-hour daily confinement, a stark contrast to criminal inmates.
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) is implementing new rehabilitation programs and enhancing security measures, including a concrete wall and a new women's prison, to break the influence of crime bosses within correctional facilities. A visit to Dekel Prison revealed these initiatives, focusing on changing inmate behavior and improving living conditions.
At Dekel Prison, over 700 inmates serving sentences of up to seven years are participating in rehabilitation programs aimed at altering their behavioral patterns, a key condition for conditional release. These programs require inmates to adhere to rules, maintain proper conduct, and engage in educational activities and work. Deputy Commander Shachar Raymond explained that these conditions, which include basic societal norms, are challenging for inmates who did not live by them outside prison, but are essential for their reintegration.
Inmates are involved in various work programs, producing items like soaps, wipes, and military clothing, and during the war, they repaired sleeping bags. The IPS is also undergoing a transformation in the role of its correctional officers, who are now equipped with advanced gear, including Taser guns, and trained to enforce discipline more effectively. Gonder Yuval Erlich highlighted the risks faced by these officers, who interact daily with dangerous criminals.
Significant security upgrades are underway, including a four-kilometer, three-meter-high concrete wall around the Eshel, Dekel, and Oz detention facilities, equipped with electronic sensors to detect intrusions. Additionally, a new women's prison, Neve Tirtza, will be established within the complex. To prevent the formation of crime organizations, the IPS is continuously transferring high-profile inmates, such as leaders of the Zaguri and Latif organizations, between facilities.
Security inmates face stricter conditions, confined to their cells for 23 hours a day with limited outdoor time. Their services, including family visits and communal dining, have been curtailed, and they eat meals in their cells. In contrast, criminal inmates have access to a canteen, receive visitors, and can pursue education or vocational training.
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