Maasiyahu Prison
A minimum-security Israeli prison specifically designated for illegal immigrants and others awaiting deportation, it is located in the city of Ramle in the Center District of Israel. On June 15th, 2002, inmates at the prison declared a hunger strike to protest what they viewed as improper medical and legal treatment. On February 11th, 2004, public workers from the nearby town of Lod, who had not been paid in months, chained themselves to the gates of the prison in a public protest, demanding to be arrested so they could be fed the free prison food.
Notable persons held at the prison include: Jaggi Singh Patrick O'Connor Binyamin Zeev Kahane Aryeh Deri
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