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חוק לתיקון פקודת בתי הסוהר (מס' 61 והוראת שעה), התשפ"ג-2023

Government bill · Published 12 Feb 2023

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 130 Jan 2023
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-38 Feb 2023
  5. 5Published12 Feb 2023

How it affects you

Expanded administrative releases will continue until July 31, 2023, with the prison capacity threshold set at 14,500 places. The prisons commissioner may delay by 24 hours the release of a prisoner convicted of a sex or violence offense to notify a requesting victim.

Who gains

  • Prisoners eligible for administrative release Expanded administrative releases will continue until July 31, 2023
  • Victims of sex and violence offenses They will receive the prisoner's release date if they requested notice
  • Soldiers in prison The arrangement will also apply after release by the military review committee

Who pays

  • Prisoners convicted of sex or violence offenses Their release may be delayed by 24 hours to notify the victim

Under the table

  • Temporary provision

    The law, or part of it, is temporary and needs an extension to stay in force.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For50
Against7
Abstained0
Did not vote63

Who was in the room

הוועדה לביטחון לאומי

4 committee meetings on this law

Invited most often

  • המשרד לביטחון לאומי11
  • משרד המשפטים2
  • משרד הבריאות1
  • רשות המיסים1
  • משרד לביטחון לאומי1
  • משרד הביטחון1
  • משרד האוצר1
  • הסניגוריה הציבורית1
4 committee meetings
  • 30 Jan 2023ועדת הכנסת13 invited
  • 1 Feb 2023ועדת הכנסת17 invited
  • 7 Feb 2023הוועדה לביטחון לאומי25 invited
  • 8 Feb 2023ועדת הכנסת34 invited