Israel Prison Service

Israel Prison Service
שירות בתי הסוהר‎
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Executive Agency overview
Formed	1949
Jurisdiction	Israel
Website	www.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]

^ "الهيئات التي تقع تحت مسؤولية وزارة ووزير الأمن الداخلي." Ministry of Public Security. Retrieved on 7 March 2011.
^ Israel Prison Service. Ministry of Public Security. Retrieved on 7 March 2011.
^ "Staff Statistics – Total Staff per Bloc" (in Hebrew). Israel Prison Service. Retrieved 2009-07-03.

[1] "الهيئات التي تقع تحت مسؤولية وزارة ووزير الأمن الداخلي." Ministry of Public Security. Retrieved on 7 March 2011.

[2] Israel Prison Service. 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.

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