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Neve Tirtza Women's Prison

Coordinates: 31°56′01″N 34°52′52″E / 31.933728°N 34.881051°E / 31.933728; 34.881051 (Neve Tirtza Prison)
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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 Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר נווה תרצה) is Israel's only women's prison.

History

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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]

Protests and strikes

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In 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

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See also

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References

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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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Hanieh, Adam (19 November 1997). "Palestinian hunger striker protests detention". Green Left. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Rochelle Manning Dead of Heart Attack While Awaiting Extradition to America". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 21 March 1994. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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