Addameer released its latest statistics on the numbers of Palestinian political prisoners currently held in Israeli jails, as of August 2013:
| Type of Prisoner | Number of Prisoners |
| Total Number of Political Prisoners | 5068 |
| Administrative Detainees | 134 (9 PLC members) |
| Female prisoners | 13 |
| Child prisoners | 195 (36 under 16) |
| Palestinian Legislative Council members | 13 |
| East Jerusalem prisoners | 180 |
| 1948 Territories prisoners | 208 |
| Gaza prisoners | 422 |
| Prisoners serving life sentences | 514 |
| Prisoners serving a sentence above 20 years | 433 |
| Prisoners serving more than 25 years | 24 |
| Prisoners serving more than 20 years | 65 |
| Prisoners before Oslo | 79 |
* On 13 August 2013, 26 prisoners were released as a “good-will” measure in the newest round of negotiations. For more information, please read our latest factsheet here.
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