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Megiddo prison
Megiddo Prison (Hebrew: כלא מגידו, Kele Meggido) is an Israeli prison facility located near the Megiddo Junction. It has gained notoriety for reports of abuse and torture against Palestinian prisoners.
The prison itself was built over the ruins of the ancient Jewish village of Othnai, which was later replaced by a Roman army camp. The depopulated Palestinian village of Lajjun, which was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade in Operation Gideon in 1948, is also located nearby.
In the 1970s, Megiddo Prison was used as a military prison for long-term prisoners. Following the outbreak of the First Intifada at the end of 1987, the prison was used to incarcerate Palestinian prisoners, under the responsibility of the military police force. At the height of the Intifada, between 1,000 and 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were imprisoned there, most in administrative detention without trial.
In February 1989, a large-scale riot broke out in the prison, following the cancellation of family visits, hundreds of prisoners tried to climb fences. The military police opened fire, killing one and wounding 20. Following further escape attempts that took place in the prison following the riot, including the digging of escape tunnels, a deep moat filled with concrete was dug around it.
On February 5, 2005, the prison was transferred to the responsibility of the Israel Prison Service, and the construction of permanent wings began as a replacement for the temporary tents erected on the facility.
Human rights organizations and prisoners have reported human rights abuses against Palestinian prisoners in the facility, particularly following the events of October 7, 2023. Reports have cited systematic torture, violence, medical neglect, and inadequate living conditions.
On 23 February 2013, Arafat Jaradat, a 30-year-old Palestinian who had been arrested by the Shin Bet 5 days earlier died in the Megiddo Prison. The cause of death is disputed, according to the Palestinians he died as a result of torture, while Israel said Jaradat died as a result of heart failure.
In September 2024 photos and videos revealed Israeli security guards mistreating Palestinian prisoners at the Megiddo Prison. Since the outbreak of the war, Palestinian detainees, as well as those with Israeli citizenship, reported in numerous cases being subject to humiliation, starvation, medical neglect, violence and torture. An unnamed senior Israeli Prisons Service official acknowledged to the media that there is "severe violence" against prisoners, while the service described procedures as "routine".
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Megiddo prison
Megiddo Prison (Hebrew: כלא מגידו, Kele Meggido) is an Israeli prison facility located near the Megiddo Junction. It has gained notoriety for reports of abuse and torture against Palestinian prisoners.
The prison itself was built over the ruins of the ancient Jewish village of Othnai, which was later replaced by a Roman army camp. The depopulated Palestinian village of Lajjun, which was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade in Operation Gideon in 1948, is also located nearby.
In the 1970s, Megiddo Prison was used as a military prison for long-term prisoners. Following the outbreak of the First Intifada at the end of 1987, the prison was used to incarcerate Palestinian prisoners, under the responsibility of the military police force. At the height of the Intifada, between 1,000 and 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were imprisoned there, most in administrative detention without trial.
In February 1989, a large-scale riot broke out in the prison, following the cancellation of family visits, hundreds of prisoners tried to climb fences. The military police opened fire, killing one and wounding 20. Following further escape attempts that took place in the prison following the riot, including the digging of escape tunnels, a deep moat filled with concrete was dug around it.
On February 5, 2005, the prison was transferred to the responsibility of the Israel Prison Service, and the construction of permanent wings began as a replacement for the temporary tents erected on the facility.
Human rights organizations and prisoners have reported human rights abuses against Palestinian prisoners in the facility, particularly following the events of October 7, 2023. Reports have cited systematic torture, violence, medical neglect, and inadequate living conditions.
On 23 February 2013, Arafat Jaradat, a 30-year-old Palestinian who had been arrested by the Shin Bet 5 days earlier died in the Megiddo Prison. The cause of death is disputed, according to the Palestinians he died as a result of torture, while Israel said Jaradat died as a result of heart failure.
In September 2024 photos and videos revealed Israeli security guards mistreating Palestinian prisoners at the Megiddo Prison. Since the outbreak of the war, Palestinian detainees, as well as those with Israeli citizenship, reported in numerous cases being subject to humiliation, starvation, medical neglect, violence and torture. An unnamed senior Israeli Prisons Service official acknowledged to the media that there is "severe violence" against prisoners, while the service described procedures as "routine".