Dhahban Central Prison
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| Location | Dhahban |
|---|---|
| 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.[1] It was built in 2015 as part of a renovation of the Jeddah Prisons infrastructure, at a cost of SR400 million.[2] It has capacity for 7500 inmates.[2] When it opened, 3000 inmates were transferred in from Braiman Prison.[2] 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.[2]
The facility is used to hold high profile political prisoners, as well as members of Al Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State.[3] It holds male and female prisoners.[4] And the small children of female prisoners.[5] It has been alleged that the female inmates have been tortured.[6] Detained female activists were electrocuted and flogged repeatedly, according to Amnesty International,[7] and Human Rights Watch.[8][9] An anonymous Saudi official denied that torture was condoned by the state.[10] Saudi Arabia claims that inmates get "top treatment".[11]
Among those reported detained in Dhahban Central Prison are: Loujain al-Hathloul, Iman al-Nafjan, Aziza al-Yousef, Samar Badawi, Nassima al-Sada, Mohammad al-Rabe’a, Dr Ibrahim al-Modeimigh[7] and Waleed Abulkhair.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Pregnant US-Saudi Arwa Baghdadi to Give Birth in Jeddah Prison". International Business Times.
- ^ a b c d Alawi, Ibrahim (16 December 2015). "New prison facility opens at Dhahban". Saudi Gazette. Jeddah: Saudi Gazette. 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Waleed Abulkhair sits in a Saudi jail for speaking out, By Javier El-Hage and Celine Assaf Boustani, July 12, 2016, The Washington Post