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Asher Vaknin

Hadarim Prison in the Sharon area, central Israel, on July 23, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 11, 2020, 8:40 am
Convicted murderer accused of smuggling cyanide into prison — report
Inmate serving life said to have told guards where lethal chemical hidden, in bizarre ploy for reduction in 26-year sentence
By ToI Staff
An ambulance exits the Ayalon Prison in Ramle. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
March 27, 2020, 5:27 pm
Cabinet approves release of 500 prisoners to house arrest to reduce virus threat
Decision only applies to Israeli residents near end of terms, not those serving time for security or sexual-related offenses; Defense Ministry set to open 20 more quarantine hotels
By Jacob Magid
A view of the entrance to the Russian Compound detention center in Jerusalem, March 12. 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 20, 2020, 5:39 pm
Israel to send some 500 prisoners to house arrest to reduce jail virus threat
Decision applies to Israeli residents close to release, serving time for criminal activities, and who are not considered dangerous or jailed for security offenses
By ToI Staff
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on June 2, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 2, 2020, 1:36 am
Erdan rethinking tapping police chief after appointments panel nixes list
Committee says public security minister cannot submit multiple candidates for the posts of top cop and prisons commissioner
By ToI Staff
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan speaks at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at police headquarters in Jerusalem on May 5, 2019. (Flash90)
December 24, 2019, 10:46 am
After a year without full-time police chief, legal row may further delay process
AG says an appointment can now be made, but public security minister weighs holdup over police refusal to hand over candidates’ full lie detector results
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ketziot Prison in southern Israel. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
July 5, 2019, 3:57 pm
Prisons Service to get its first-ever female district chief
Police minister approves appointment of Katy Perry, who will oversee southern district’s 9 prisons with over 6,000 prisoners
By ToI Staff
Israel Prisons Service acting chief commissioner Asher Vaknin. (Courtesy IPS)
December 27, 2018, 7:39 pm
Cabinet appoints temporary prisons service chief
Outgoing Chief Commissioner Ofrah Klinger was the second-ever woman to head Israel’s prisons, and the first appointed from within the organization’s ranks
By ToI Staff
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