The Israel Prison Service (IPS) is exploring the possibility of limiting Palestinian prisoners’ time in the shower claiming that they are wasting water on purpose.
According to Israel Hayom daily Palestinian prisoners are wasting hundreds of thousands of cubic feet of water on purpose to undercut Israel’s water supply.
IPS alleged that Palestinian prisoners’ wards use up far more water than the Israeli wards.
In an attempt to curb this phenomenon the Israel Prison Service has begun plumbing work in various facilities to separate the pipes feeding showers from those feeding sinks and lavatories. The move seeks to limit prisoner’s time in the shower.
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”The Israel Prison Service is aware of this disconcerting situation and has been working to reduce it in part by separating the lavatories’ plumbing system from that of the showers and limiting shower hours in order to diminish water use” an IPS statement said.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said Sunday: “The fact that security prisoners use about 50% more water is unacceptable. We cannot allow such waste. I have instructed the Israel Prison Service to explore without delay additional ways to save water in wards housing security prisoners.
