"It is good that I was punished with the policy of solitary confinement, so that I could witness and live seriously in isolation, and the difficult conditions and psychological and physical pressure the prisoners suffer from inside them. The isolation officer does not base his work on any legal procedure, but rather invents a law of his own and uses all methods of physical and psychological pressure. And insults to force the prisoners out of isolation, or to punish the isolated in his innovative racist way.

With these words, prisoner Tareq Barghout (43 years) from Jerusalem described a small part of the picture of the situation in the isolation of "Nafha Prison".

Barghout, who has been in the current isolation for more than a month and a half, revealed, through the commission's lawyer, Youssef Mattia, many undisclosed details regarding the policy of solitary confinement - silent torture - pursued by the occupation prison administration against prisoners in prison.

He said: "The methods used in isolation are riotous methods and disregard for all laws, as the prison officer does not abide by the laws at all, and solitary confinement is extended with the punishment of (the bedouin) until the end of its period and without a legal right, while ordinary isolation is treated like isolation punitive."

Barghout added, "The isolated prisoners are subjected to brutal beatings, shackling in bed, insults and insults, and there is no accountability or supervision over them, especially as they are deprived of their cantina money, and this is against the law."

And he continued: "The pillow is also removed from the prisoner, and sometimes the mattress is withdrawn, which causes pain and health problems, and causes psychological and physical pressure on the prisoner to end his isolation illegally."

He continued, "During the period of isolation (the Bedouin), the prisoner is not allowed to smoke at all, although there is a certain limit allowed for smoking according to the regulations of the Prison Service, not to mention that the quality of food is very poor and unhealthy at all, and this is deliberate and intentional."

Barghout emphasized that the Prisons Authority extends punitive isolation every month for 7 days, although punitive isolation takes place only once, after which the decision is outside the authority of the prison officer.

He said: "After the end of the week's period of punitive isolation, the prisoner remains in the same conditions of punitive isolation by depriving him of electrical appliances and his personal belongings and belongings, although he has the right to retrieve them in accordance with prison regulations."

It is noteworthy that the prisoner, Tariq Barghout, a father of three, a lawyer and one of the most prominent defenders of the prisoners’ issue in the Israeli courts, was arrested by the occupation forces in a violent storming of his home in Ramallah on February 27, 2019, and was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison and a fine.