Ayalon Prison

Ayalon Prison (Hebrew: בית סוהר איילון) (also known by its old name Ramla Prison) is one of several prisons in Ramla, Israel. John Demjanjuk was kept here in 1986.[1] The part for solitary confinement was built for Yigal Amir. It was also used for Prisoner X (Ben Zygier) who is reported to have killed himself in his cell in December 2010.[2]

References

  1. Der Spiegel. "DER SPIEGEL 11/1986 - Absolute Gerechtigkeit". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. Politik (2010-06-24). "Ben Zygier: Mossad-Agent soll Häftling X gewesen sein - SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

Coordinates: 31°56′06″N 34°52′53″E / 31.935083°N 34.881270°E / 31.935083; 34.881270 (Ayalon Prison)

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