The club said the 73 prisoners who succumbed to their deaths due to neglect are among 231 Palestinian prisoners who died in custody, the latest being Saadia Farajallah, who died in custody at Damon prison in early July.
Farajallah, who was one of the oldest prisoners in the Israeli prison, suffered from chronic illnesses such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
The CCP said Israel continues to hold the bodies of nine prisoners who died or were killed while in custody.
The group added that the issue of sick prisoners has seen dangerous conditions in recent years, as medical neglect has increased, as well as torture, which has been the cause of death for most of the Palestinian prisoners slain held in the prisons. Israeli prisons.
The group pointed out that around 600 sick inmates in Israeli prisons are currently facing difficult health conditions, including around 200 with chronic illnesses and 23 with tumors and cancers of varying degrees.
They added that the most seriously affected prisoner is Nasser Abu Hamid, who is suffering from lung cancer and is currently serving a life sentence, and is at risk of dying “at any moment” despite medical reports calling for his death. release.
The PPC accused Israeli prisons of deliberately delaying the transfer of sick prisoners to hospitals and carrying out medical examinations for them, noting that six cases of cancer were recorded among prisoners between August 2021 and last June.
Currently, around 18 sick and injured prisoners are currently being held in appalling conditions inside Ramla prison, according to the group.
Israel continues to hold around 4,500 Palestinian political prisoners, 650 of whom are “administrative detainees”, meaning they are held without charge or trial for up to six months at a time and can be renewed indefinitely.
Rights groups say the practice is abusive, especially towards children, who are often suspected of throwing rocks.