Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Aspects of daily life behind bars include cells so crowded that detainees cannot move without climbing over one another, and inmates sleeping on thin mattresses on the floor for weeks or months.
Israel Prison Service guards operate in a special wing of Israeli citizens accused of spying for Iran, in the Damon Prison, in northern Israel, July 1, 2025(photo credit: FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG)BySARAH BEN-NUN