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Israel: worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Aspects of daily life behind bars include cells so crowded that incarcerated people cannot move without climbing over one another, and others sleeping on thin mattresses on the floor for weeks or months.
Source: The Jerusalem Post (04/12/2025)