חוק לתיקון פקודת בתי הסוהר (תיקון מס' 66 – הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (חופשה מיוחדת לאסיר) (תיקון), התשפ"ד–2024Law to Amend the Prisons Ordinance (Amendment No. 66 – temporary provision – Operation Iron Swords) (Special Leave for Prisoner) (Amendment), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law to Amend the Prisons Ordinance (Amendment No. 66 – Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) (Special Leave for a Prisoner), 2024, was established as a temporary provision for three months. Under it, it was determined that the Commissioner or a prison officer with the rank of Brigadier General who was authorized may grant a prisoner, under conditions deemed appropriate by the Minister of National Security, special leave not exceeding 45 days; this due to the significant increase in prisoner occupancy beyond the incarceration quota, caused by the security situation prevailing in the country, due to which a special situation on the home front was declared, as defined in the Civil Defense Law, 1951, on 7 October 2023. This arrangement is conditional upon the prisoner being an Israeli citizen or resident who has served at least half of the prison term imposed on him and whose remaining sentence does not exceed 45 days on the day the leave begins. Furthermore, it was determined that this arrangement would not apply to prisoners convicted of certain offenses, including security offenses or those for whom there is a presumption of dangerousness, and that a prisoner's term of imprisonment would not be extended due to special leave granted to him under this Law. Under the amendment, it was determined that the aforementioned temporary provision would be extended for a period of five months, until 15 November 2024.

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