Neve Tirtza Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר נווה תרצה) is Israel's only women's prison.
 Nive Tirtza, 1969 | |
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| Coordinates | 31°56′01″N 34°52′52″E / 31.933728°N 34.881051°E |
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| Country | Israel |
History
editNeve 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]
Protests and strikes
editIn 1970, a 9-day hunger strike was undertaken by Palestians detained in Neve Tirtza over access to sanitary products.[5]
In 1997, Palestinian prisoner Itaf Alayan, under administrative detention, undertook a 43-day hunger strike at the prison, one of the longest prisoner hunger strikes in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.[6][7]
In 2001, an 8-day hunger strike was undertaken by Palestians detained in Neve Tirtza.[8]
Notable inmates
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Israel's Only Women's Prison Is Overcrowded and Run Down, but There Are No Plans to Fix It". Haaretz. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Scodie, Louise. "Behind the bars in Israel's only female prison". jewishnews.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ "Israel: Conditions for the women prisoners in Neve Tirza are…". OMCT. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Abu Sneineh, Mustafa (1 May 2019). "Beds, kettles and books: How hunger strikes changed the cells of Palestinian prisoners". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Hanieh, Adam (19 November 1997). "Palestinian hunger striker protests detention". Green Left. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Hadid, Diaa (21 February 2012). "Palestinian's 66-day hunger strike ends in deal". Global News. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
The second longest hunger strike in Palestinian history was by a woman, Itaf Alayan, who refused food for 43 days before she was released in 1997. She was also an administrative detainee.
- ^ Meari, Lena (1 December 2022). ""You're Not Defeated as Long as You're Resisting": Palestinian Hunger Strikes between the Singular and the Collective: An Interview with Lena Meari". Critical Times. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Rochelle Manning Dead of Heart Attack While Awaiting Extradition to America". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 21 March 1994. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
External links
edit- "Aspects of the Incarceration of Women in Israel – Summary" (PDF). Research and Information Center, The Knesset. 12 July 2017.
- "Special Population Prisons". Ministry of Public Security. 2018-07-24.