Prison Four

Article summary

Prison Four ( , Kele Arba), officially Confinement Base 394 ( , Bsis Kli'a 394) was an Israeli military prison for Israeli soldiers, located in the military police compound in Tzrifin (Camp Yadin), Israel. It was the main prison for military prisoners in Israel (the secondary being Prison Six) and could contain approximately 600 prisoners. It was the only prison for Israeli soldiers during an emergency. Prison Four accepted all prisoners except officers, senior NCOs, some military policemen and soldiers who serve in the Northern Command. These go to Prison Six. Both prisons were closed in 2021 and the prisoners were transferred to the new Neve Tzedek military prison within the complex near Kfar Yona.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349442505