Ramle is one of the harshest prisons in Israel. It is a former British police station that was once used as a stable for horses. It is overcrowded and stinking, packed with seven hundred inmates. Many prisoners do not have a bed, a small corner or even a few square meters for themselves. Frequently one hundred men must lie on the floor.
Sunlight never penetrates into the isolation cells, which are completely sealed off.
A dangling bulb gives off light the whole day long. In addition to the isolation cells, Ramle has a series of dungeons. They are dark, filthy and give off a terrible stench. Before a prisoner is placed in the dungeon cell he is stripped naked and given a torn, thin overall. He can urinate through a wire mesh in the door.