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| Location | Dhahban |
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| Coordinates | 21°51′12″N 39°07′55″E / 21.853275°N 39.131854°E |
| Status | Active |
| Capacity | 7500 |
| Population | 3000+ (as of 2015) |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Director | Mani Al-Otaibi |
| City | Jeddah |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
Dhahban Central Prison (Template:Lang-ar) is a maximum security prison facility located near Dahaban, Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia. It was built in 2015 as part of a renovation of the Jeddah Prisons infrastructure, at a cost of SR400 million.[1] It has capacity for 7500 inmates.[1] When it opened, 3000 inmates were transferred in from Braiman Prison.[1] In 2015, the regional director for prisons Mani Al-Otaibi said it was the most advanced prison in Saudi Arabia, with state of the art surveillance technologies.[1]
The facility is used to hold high profile political prisoners, as well as members of Al Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State.[2] It holds male and female prisoners.[3] And the small children of female prisoners.[4] It has been alleged that the female inmates have been tortured.[5] Detained female activists were repeatedly tortured by electrocution and flogging, according to Amnesty International,[6] and Human Rights Watch.[7][8] An anonymous Saudi official denied that torture was condoned by the state.[9] Saudi Arabia claims that inmates get "top treatment".[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Alawi, Ibrahim (16 December 2015). "New prison facility opens at Dhahban". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Aldrich, Mark (18 April 2016). "Inside Raif Badawi's Prison Cell". Goshen, US.: The Gad About Town. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Al-Ghamdi, Fawz (24 April 2018). "Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah. Okaz. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Al-Ghamdi, Fawz (24 April 2018). "Female inmates in Dhahban prison encouraged to hone their skills". www.msn.com. Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia 'tortured women activists'". BBC News. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Reports of torture and sexual harassment of detained activists". www.amnesty.org. Amnesty International. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia: Detained Women Reported Tortured". hrw.org. Human Rights Watch. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Sabah, Zaid; Nereim, Vivian (20 November 2018). "Saudi Prison Officials Tortured Detained Activists, Groups Say". www.bloomberg.com. Bloomberg News. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Fahim, Kareem (20 November 2018). "Jailed Saudi women's rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Terrorism prisoners get 'top treatment'". Arab News. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2018.