Palestinians incarcerated in an Israeli prison

Inside Israel’s Prisons: 5,625 “Security” Inmates

According to data provided by the Israel Prison Service (IPS), as of August 2015 there are 5,625 “security” inmates incarcerated in state prisons: 3,696 sentenced prisoners, 1,585 remand detainees, and 344 administrative detainees being held indefinitely without charges having been filed against them (such administrative orders are renewable every six months without need for justification by the authorities).…