The Commission of Prisoners' Affairs and Liberated Prisoners revealed this morning, Wednesday, the continued poor living and detention conditions suffered by female prisoners in Al-Damon Prison, imposed on them after October 7, 2023, which can be described as brutal at the very least and are getting worse day after day.

The Commission explained, according to its lawyer’s visit to the prison, that the Damon prison administration is still depriving female prisoners of blankets and winter clothes, in light of the bitter cold and the onset of winter, as each female prisoner has only one winter jacket, in addition to preventing the entry of hygiene and personal care supplies, as each female prisoner is allowed only a small bag of shampoo, which is not sufficient for the purpose.

The female prisoners who were visited told the Commission’s lawyer that the food is scarce and bad, as they have been eating legumes for more than 7 months, which has led to their constipation. The prison guards also storm the rooms without regard for the privacy of the female prisoners and in a barbaric manner, confiscate their personal belongings, and sometimes spray gas inside the rooms, in conjunction with imposing collective punishments without reason and hurling insults at them. The female prisoners added that recently the deputy director of Al-Damon prison beat the female prisoners himself.

Female prisoners avoid going to the prison clinic despite the poor health conditions because the prison administration investigates them instead of taking them to the clinic.

Even communication between female prisoners is forbidden in Damon Prison. The female prisoners who were visited yesterday reported that the Damon Prison Authority had placed a piece of plastic on the doors of all the rooms to prevent female prisoners from communicating with each other.