Health conditions inside Ramon Prison are deteriorating at an alarming pace, with sick Palestinian prisoners bearing the heaviest burden of a system marked by overcrowding, deprivation and routine mistreatment. Testimonies and monitoring carried out by rights advocates point to a daily reality in which detainees face hunger, physical abuse, prolonged isolation and a near-total absence of adequate medical care, compounding already fragile health conditions.

Observers report a steady decline in both the physical and psychological wellbeing of prisoners, driven by policies that restrict movement between sections, cut off communication and subject detainees to constant humiliation. Those suffering from chronic illnesses describe enduring severe pain without diagnosis or treatment, while requests for specialist examinations are routinely ignored. Food rations are described as insufficient and inappropriate for patients, further accelerating the decline in their health.

Overcrowding remains a defining feature of detention in Ramon, with up to a dozen prisoners confined to cells designed for half that number. Some are forced to sleep on the floor, even during winter months marked by shortages of blankets and clothing. Poor sanitation has contributed to the spread of skin diseases, while extended confinement inside cells for most of the day deepens physical exhaustion and mental distress. Rights groups warn that these conditions violate basic humanitarian standards and place sick prisoners at immediate risk.

The situation in Ramon reflects a broader pattern across Israeli prisons, where the total number of Palestinian prisoners has surpassed 9,300, including women and hundreds of children. Nearly half are held without charge or trial under expanding systems of administrative detention or controversial legal classifications. Recent testimonies from released detainees describe systematic abuse, starvation and medical neglect within the wider context of the ongoing genocidal war, underscoring what rights advocates describe as a deepening human rights emergency behind bars.