Israel Prison Service

Israel Prison Service
שירות בתי הסוהר‎
Sherut Batei HaSohar
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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), 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 National Security. In 2014, its workforce was 8,800.

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