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Palestine

The prisons, jails and police of Palestine

Palestine has 3 prisons and jails and 152 police agencies in this atlas. In the West Bank, correction and rehabilitation centres are run by the Palestinian Civil Police. Facility information here comes from open map data. Among them are 151 police stations, 3 prisons and 1 border police. West Bank has the most entries of any territory, with 145. Choose one of 2 territories to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Palestine, by territory

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Composition

What the atlas holds here

151Police stations
3Prisons
1Border police
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Prisons & jails

3 facilities

3 entries
Al junaidPrisonNablusWest Bank
Jericho Correction and Rehabilitation CenterPrisonJericho & Al AghwarWest Bank
Ofer PenitentiaryPrisonRamallah & Al BirehWest Bank
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in Palestine?

The atlas lists 3 prisons, jails and detention centres in Palestine, including 3 prisons.

How many police stations are in Palestine?

152 police units are listed for Palestine: 151 police stations and 1 border police.

Can I look up a prisoner in Palestine?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Palestine. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which territory has the most facilities?

West Bank, with 3 prisons and jails and 142 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Not yet. The facility pages show each address and map location; the agency's own website is the authority for current contact details.

How is Palestine divided in the atlas?

The atlas files Palestine by territory, following official administrative boundaries; 2 territories currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the territory where it is located; West Bank is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in Palestine?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 152 police units here. Open a territory to see the units in each area.

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