294 Jerusalemite prisoners….80 from Silwan

April 20, 2014

The Jerusalemites detainees and prisoners’ families committee and Prisoners Club in Jerusalem issued a comprehensive statistics about Jerusalemite prisoners (number, geographical distribution, age groups, their sentences, and the years they spent in prison) on the Prisoner’s Day. Wadi Hilweh Information center-Silwan received a copy of the statistics which showed 294 Jerusalemite prisoners where 36 of them are sentenced for life sentences and two prisoners that have been in prison for more than 20 years in addition to 37 children under the age of 18 years and three female prisoners. The town of Silwan came first in terms of number of prisoners which reach 80 followed by the village of Esawyeh (39), Shu’fat refugee camp-Anata (29), Sur Baher 26, the Old City of Jerusalem (24), Jabal Al0Mukabber (17), Qufor Aqab-Qalandia (16), Al-Tur (12), Al-Thori (12), Beit Hanina (10), Wad Al-Joz (9), Shu’fat (3) and two prisoner from each of Beit Safafa, Al-Sowaneh and Sheikh Jarrah  and one prisoner from Um Tuba and 9 prisoners from different areas. Below are the statistics of Jerusalemites prisoners:  

Years	Number   of prisoners
More   than 20 years	2
15-20   years	8
10-15   years	66
5-10   years	14
3-5   years	31
Less   than 3 years	173
Total	294

Prison Sentences:  

Sentence	Number   of prisoner
Life   Sentence	36
More   than 25 years	12
20-25   years	10
15-20   years	21
10-15   years	16
5-10   years	24
3-5   years	46
Less   than 3 years	57
Detainee	71
Administrative	1
Total	294

Jerusalemite prisoners according to residency:  

Residency-   Neighbourhood
Silwan   – Ras Al-Amoud	80
Esawyeh	39
Shu’fat   Refugee Camp- Anata	29
Sur   Baher	26
Old   City	24
Jabal   Al-Mukabber	17
Qufor   Aqab- Qalandia	16
Al-Thori	13
Al-Tur	12
Beit   Hanina	10
Wad   Al-Joz	9
Beit   Safafa	2
Shu’fat	3
Al-Sowaneh	2
Sheikh   Jarrah	2
Um   Tuba	1
Other   areas	9
Total	294

  Dean of Jerusalemite prisoners: Samir Abu Ni’meh (54 years old): spent 28 years in prison and is serving a life sentence. Oldest Jerusalemite prisoner: MP Sheikh Mohammad Abu Teir: spent more than 30 years in the Israeli prisons. Youngest Jerusalemite prisoner: 14-year old Laith Husseini who is serving a 9-month sentence Highest prison sentence in Jerusalem: the 43-year old Wael Qasem who is serving 35 life sentences plus 50 years; he has been imprisoned for 12 years now. Isolated prisoners: Murad Nimer (29 years old) has been isolated for 9 months and is serving a 10-year prison sentence. Prisoner who are Members of Parliament (MP): Ahmad Atwan and Mohammad Abu Teir. Ill prisoner: 53