Public defender's office

Murder suspect's legal team files urgent court order following leaked prison video

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir defended the Prison Service’s treatment of Tsarafi in a statement responding to the public defender’s criticism.

Prison guards of the Israel Prison Service seen at the Givon Prison in the city of Ramla, central Israel, January 11, 2026
Prisoners at the Givon Prison in the city of Ramla, central Israel, January 11, 2026.

Public Defender warns of deepening prison crisis, expanded enforcement powers

Illustrative: Police car at night

Body discovered in Jerusalem warehouse identified as radio producer missing for two decades

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Prosecution backs acquittal of man in 1990 murder, cites rare, exceptional circumstances


Jewish public defender elected San Francisco district attorney

The son of jailed anti-war radicals, Chesa Boudin stood on a progressive platform

Voting booths are seen during the New York primary elections at a polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, April 19, 2016

Public defender unites with Shaked against false convictions

The annual report slammed the system on cannabis, the texting judge, police brutality, and isolation of minors in prison.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi).

Israeli Public Defender Report: Prosecution destroyed evidence

That Supreme Court decision came after years of struggle by the Public Defender’s Office regarding the issue.

Gavel [Illustrative]

Supreme Court rejects retrial for a man who confessed while intoxicated

The public defender presented new evidence that during the time that Shalom made his partial admission, he was on certain drugs and presented an expert opinion that he could have been delusional.

Supreme Court Judge Salim Joubran

Public defender: Israeli prison conditions still insufficient

The Israeli Public Defender’s Office noted prisoners' inadequate conditions in its annual report.

INMATES WALK through the Hermon Prison in northern Israel last week.