Ayalon Prison

Ayalon Prison
בית סוהר איילון
View of a guard tower at the prison, 2010
Map showing the location of Ayalon Prison within the State of Israel
Map showing the location of Ayalon Prison within the State of Israel
Ayalon Prison
Location within Israel
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity625 cells (15 wings)
Opened1950
Former nameRamla Prison
Managed byIsrael Prison Service
CityRamla
Country Israel

Ayalon Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר איילון), formerly known as Ramla Prison, is a maximum-security prison located in Ramla, Israel. It is managed by the Israel Prison Service.

The prison was opened in 1950, and was built in the style of the Tegart forts from the British Mandate era. It is one of four high-security criminal prisons operated by the Israel Prison Service.[1] Ayalon Prison has 625 cells divided into 15 wings, including an isolation wing for prisoners in solitary confinement. It has an educational center with six classrooms for primary education and classes for English, computers and art. The prison also has facilities for meditation, sports, parenting, drug rehabilitation in addition to eight factories which employ inmates[2] and a radio station operated by inmates selected and trained to broadcast rehabilitative and educational content to all other prisons in Israel.

  1. ^ "פסק-דין בתיק רע"ב 8858/15". elyon1.court.gov.il. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "הקשר בין אסירים בכלא איילון לחנויות יוקרה בכיכר המדינה". הארץ.