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Secret Assad-era torture dungeon uncovered in Syrian countryside

Foam mattresses, torture tools and militia documents found behind a locked iron door and linked to a tunnel, exposing widespread abuse of civilians under ousted president

Lior Ben Ari | 10.21.25

*לשימוש הכתבה בלבד* שחרור האסירים הפלסטינים בכלא קציעות

Inside Israel’s release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under hostage deal

Prison officers, many of whom had spent years guarding these inmates, were visibly pained to release the convicted terrorists they had been charged with keeping behind bars

Liran Tamari | 10.17.25

'Four aces' remain in prison, Ramallah lynch perpetrators to be freed: partial list released

Deal excludes senior terrorists like Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Saadat and Abbas al-Sayed, but will free hundreds of others, including those behind 2000 Ramallah lynching and deadly bombings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv

Itamar Eichner | 10.10.25

Greta Thunberg deported to Greece; Spanish Gaza flotilla activist who bit prison officer arrested

Spanish activist Reyes Rigo Serviá, an acupuncture therapist from Mallorca, was detained after allegedly biting a medical staffer at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel; police now seek to extend her detention by seven days after initially planning her deportation

Itamar Eichner, Liran Tamari, Tova Zimuky, Roi Rubinstein | 10.06.25

Israel reacts to Greta’s abuse claims; Ben-Gvir fires back: ‘Anyone who supports terrorism is a terrorist’

Foreign Ministry says claims of humiliating treatment and harsh detention conditions for Gaza flotilla activists are 'brazen lies'; the Swedish climate activist appeared before a judge and said that she wanted to return home, but did not complain about the treatment she received; Ben-Gvir boasted at Ketziot prison: 'They deserve prison conditions'

Itamar Eichner | 10.05.25

Judge sentences rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to more than four years in prison

Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison and fined $500,000 after being convicted of sex trafficking-related charges. Hours earlier, he pleaded for leniency in a letter saying he had been “reborn.”

Ynet Global | 10.04.25

שוהים בלתי חוקיים עוברים את חומת ההפרדה בקו התפר במזרח לכיש סמוך לישוב אליאב

Ben-Gvir greenlights first specialized prison for illegal immigrants

Israel begins building first prison for undocumented migrants after policy shift reclassifies them as security detainees; move follows rise in arrests and deadly attack by illegal entrants, with new facilities planned in Negev and central Israel

Liran Tamari | 09.30.25

אסירי כלא רמלה עובדים במפעל לייצור שוקולד

Sweet redemption: Inside the chocolate factory at Ayalon Prison

Behind the gates of Ayalon Prison, inmates swap orange uniforms for white aprons in a chocolate factory that doubles as therapy; sweet project gives prisoners skills, purpose and hope for rehabilitation — and even a chance to give back

Liran Tamari | 09.27.25

בית החולים של שב"ס בכלא איילון לאסירים בטחוניים

Woman alleges raped in prison by fellow inmate, says guards ignored her cries

The mother of six from Jerusalem, was detained in April 2024 on suspicion of financial crimes; she said that on the night of April 14 she was placed in a cell with another inmate who behaved erratically and later sexually assaulted her

Liran Tamari | 09.16.25

Didn't see it coming: Fortune teller gets 1.5 years in prison for tax evasion

Simona (Simcha) Avrazel fails to report about 2 million shekels in earnings from coffee readings, tarot card readings and the sale of amulets between 2009 and 2016

Ynet Global | 09.14.25

Dark side of Dubai: 25 years in prison for young woman caught with cocaine

The United Arab Emirates is a popular tourist destination among Israelis, but before you fly keep in mind that the legal system there can be particularly brutal.

Ynet | 09.09.25

הארכת מעצרם של בועז שר ובנו המואשמים בתקיפת כלב של שכנה לבניין

Man receives one year in prison after choking and kicking a dog

Yitzhak Shar was sentenced to one year for assault, threats, and animal abuse after a video showed him choking and kicking a dog; The owner said the trauma has left her 'crying constantly,' while the court emphasized protecting helpless animals

Raanan Ben Tzur | 09.07.25

סאלח אבו-חסיין, אזרח ישראלי שהיה כלוא בלבנון במשך כשנה הושב לישראל

Israeli citizen imprisoned in Lebanon released after year, secret negotiations

Salah Abu-Hussein, Israeli national held in Lebanon for the last year, returned to Israel by Lebanese authorities via Rosh Hanikra crossing after months of secret talks mediated by Red Cross; no one released in exchange for him

Itamar Eichner | 08.21.25

גרמניה ניאו נאצי מזדהה כאישה וירצה עונש מאסר בכלא לנשים

Convicted neo-Nazi in Germany has changed genders just before the start of a prison sentence

Notorious neo-Nazi Sven Liebich was sentenced to prison two years ago and last year changed his gender identity; Marla-Svenja Liebich soon will begin serving her sentence, and the decision to incarcerate her in a women's prison is causing a stir; Some have noted Liebich's long record of far-right activism and previous anti-queer statements; 'Sven Liebich is not a woman'

ynet | 08.21.25

Prisoners are also people and should be treated humanely

Opinion: Society can be judged by how it treats its weakest elements, among them, those whom it punishes by depriving them of their liberty

Tova Herzl | 08.07.25

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