Report on the Assessment of the Compliance of the Correction and Rehabilitation
Centers in Palestine with International Prison Standards
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Women’s detention center: The Jenin CRC complies to some degree
with the international standards for the detention of women with a
compliance rate of 2.4. Detained women are placed in separate sections away from men, and the women’s section is headed by a responsible female. It is forbidden to search women by male employees, and
infants are allowed to stay with their mothers. All women’s sanitary
items are provided regularly, and pregnant detainees give birth at civilian hospitals. Physical contact between detained mothers and their
children is allowed during visits. However, the CRC does not have
women’s clinic that is separate from the general medicine clinic, nor is
there a female doctor for this purpose. There is no nursery to take care
of children accompanying their detained mothers. In addition, there
are no vocational training programs for rehabilitating female inmates,
building their capacities and filling their time in a good way. There
is also weak coordination and networking with civil and community
institutions for the rehabilitation of women before their release and
training them to take care of themselves after their release. Reception
and accommodation facilities are not adequate for the needs of women
with disabilities.
INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
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