Israel Prison Service

Israel Prison Service
שירות בתי הסוהר‎
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Formed1949 (1949)
JurisdictionIsrael
Websitewww.ips.gov.il

The Israel Prison Service (Hebrew: שירות בתי הסוהר, Sherut Batei HaSohar, Arabic: إدارة السجون الإسرائيلية, Idārat al-Sujūn al-Isrā’īlīyyah),[1] known in Israel by its acronym Shabas (שב״ס‎) or IPS in English, is the state agency responsible for overseeing prisons in Israel. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security.[2] In 2014, its workforce was 8,800.[3]

  1. ^ "الهيئات التي تقع تحت مسؤولية وزارة ووزير الأمن الداخلي." Ministry of Public Security. Retrieved on 7 March 2011.
  2. ^ Israel Prison Service Archived 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Ministry of Public Security. Retrieved on 7 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Staff Statistics – Total Staff per Bloc" (in Hebrew). Israel Prison Service. Retrieved 2009-07-03.[permanent dead link]