Israel Prison Service

Israel Prison Service
שירות בתי הסוהר
Sherut Batei HaSohar
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Executive Agency overview
Formed1949 (1949)
JurisdictionIsrael
Websitewww.ips.gov.il

The Israel Prison Service (Hebrew: שירות בתי הסוהר, romanized: Sherut Batei HaSohar; Arabic: إدارة السجون الإسرائيلية, romanized: Idārat al-Sujūn al-Isrā’īlīyyah), known in Israel by its acronym Shabas (שב״ס) or IPS in English, is the government 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.