Number of prisoners reached 20,781 persons in 2014 in Israel, according to the United Nations. This is 11.7% more than in the previous year.
Historically, number of prisoners in Israel reached an all time high of 21,949 persons in 2007 and an all time low of 12,228 persons in 2003.
Israel has been ranked 48th within the group of 137 countries we follow in terms of number of prisoners.
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