Israel Prison Service

Daughter of former prisoners now serves in Israel Prison Service uniform to support at-risk youth

Saray Shriki, 19, who grew up in a youth facility, is volunteering with the Israel Prison Service through a national service track for at-risk youth.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Saray Shriki, 19, who grew up in a youth facility, is volunteering with the Israel Prison Service through a national service track for at-risk youth.
MK GALIT Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026.

'Terrorist' vs 'Judeo-Nazi': MKs trade barbs over bill barring Red Cross from Israeli prisons

The bill was drafted by Galit Distel Atbaryan, Keti Shitrit, and a group of additional lawmakers. Thirty-six MKs voted in favor of the bill, while 41 opposed it, and it was removed from the agenda.

|ByANNA BARSKY
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026.

Judge Sohlberg orders Ben-Gvir to remove flotilla video over campaign violation

The ruling followed a petition submitted by the Movement for Quality Government last month, which demanded the video’s removal within four days.

|ByURI SELA/WALLA
The High Court of Justice hears petitions against the vote to appoint Michael Rabello as state comptroller, in Jerusalem, June 18, 2026

High Court asks state to justify weeks-long delay before Gaza detainees see judge

The conditional order, issued Wednesday by Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Justices Dafna Barak-Erez and Ruth Ronnen, gives the state until July 19 to respond.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Israel Prison Service starts processing Hamas terrorists captured since Oct. 7 massacres

"These are the most dangerous terrorists held in Israel and we take all necessary security measures,: IPS Commissioner Katy Perry said.

NOVEMBER 9, 2023ByALEX WINSTON
View of the Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley, December 5, 2022

Why are Israeli prisons infested with sex scandals? - analysis

The inability to address the role of female guards in security wings demonstrates a systemic failure in the IPS.

OCTOBER 2, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Major-General Katy Perry, head of the Israel Prison Service and Chief of Police Kobi Shabtai at a replacing ceremony of outgoing minister Omer Bar lev and incoming Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, in Jerusalem on January 01, 2023.