חוק לתיקון פקודת בתי הסוהר (מס' 64 - הוראת שעה - חרבות ברזל) (מצב חירום כליאתי) (תיקון מס' 4), התשפ"ה-2025Law to amend the Prison Ordinance (No. 64 - temporary provision - Swords of Iron) (Detention emergency state) (Amendment No. 4), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

Within Amendment No. 64 to the Prisons Ordinance [New Version], 1971, it is stipulated, as a temporary provision, that the Minister of National Security, upon the recommendation of the Prisons Commissioner and with the consent of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense, shall be authorized to declare a state of incarceration emergency if convinced, in light of the significant military operations decided upon by the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs under Section 40 of Basic Law: The Government, and reported to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on 8 October 2023, that there is an immediate need for additional places of incarceration, or that based on the opinion of security officials there is a high likelihood that such a need will arise. Within this framework, it will be possible to hold security prisoners and detainees, under certain conditions, in deviation from legal provisions regarding living space, and to house them without a bed, in deviation from legal provisions regarding entitlement to a bed. However, the Law allows the prison warden to exercise this authority also with regard to cells in which other prisoners are held. In addition, the temporary provision allows deviation from legal provisions regarding the separate housing of administrative detainees and unlawful combatants from convicted prisoners. Within Amendment No. 4, the validity of the temporary provision regulating the declaration of a state of incarceration emergency due to the security situation prevailing in the country was extended until 31 July 2026, and the validity of the declaration made under the temporary provision was extended until 15 September 2025.

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