Neve Tirtza Women's Prison

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

Neve Tirtza Prison
Nive Tirtza, 1969
Nive Tirtza, 1969
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Coordinates31°56′01″N 34°52′52″E / 31.933728°N 34.881051°E / 31.933728; 34.881051 (Neve Tirtza Prison)
CountryIsrael

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]

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