Ben-Gvir wrote to the Police Commissioner and admitted "It is true that this is an underground wing, the conditions in which are not among the best, but the conditions..comply...with the law."
The inability to address the role of female guards in security wings demonstrates a systemic failure in the IPS.
A delay in renovation construction was ordered in the hopes of freeing up 200 more spots for convicts to alleviate overcrowding.
Ben-Gvir's people accused prison commissioner Katy Perry of putting Jewish prisoners in a cell with bedbugs to get back at him.
The video shows the guard who was on duty that night going after the proscribed routine in a sloppy and unattentive manner.
The Gilboa prison break has seen intense public and governmental scrutiny leveled against Israel's prison services.
The ceremony was held at Magel-Nitzan Prison, a facility for incarcerated individuals with cognitive disabilities in need of extra support.