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Gilboa Prison

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Background

Gilboa Prison (Hebrew: בית הסוהר גלבוע) is a high security prison in northern Israel, less than 6 km (4 mi) from the West Bank. It was built in 2004.

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Capacity

600

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

2004

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Israel Prison Service

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2004

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in Israel

40 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 600 · peers avg: 700 (14%)

Data completeness

30%

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