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By not only accommodating religious and ethnic customs, but by trying to make life relatively comfortable for its inmates. a palestinian muslim, serving life for murder, has done time at five other israeli prisons prior to this one. >> translator: when i came to this prison, i felt like i was in a hotel compared to where i have been previously. we have everything. nothing is lacking. we have a television, we have a radio. cd player. dvds, fans, shelves, there is a cabinet where we put all our clothes. a shower. nothing is lacking. >> rimonim has two-man and six-man cells, all of which more res...

>> while rimonim is always braced for violence, officials say they control it by not only accommodating religious and ethnic customs but by trying to make life relatively comfortable for its inmates. this palestinian muslim serving life for murder has done time at five other israeli prisons prior to rimonim. >> translator: when i came to this prison, i felt like i was in a hotel compared with where i had been previously. we have everything. nothing is lacking. we have a television, we have a radio, a cd player, dvds, fans, shelves. there's a cabinet where we put all our clothes, a shower. noth...

A shower. nothing is lacking. >> the prison has two-man and six-man cells, all of which more resemble college dormitories than american prison cells. while most american inmates are not allowed to bring personal items beyond wedding bands or religious medallions with them, israeli inmates pack their bags before coming to prison. >> you bring everything with you when you turn yourself in. clothing, shoes, electrical appliances, cigarettes, hot plate, coffee, everything. you are allowed to bring everything. >> the comforts of home go beyond material possessions. he shares his cell with three cou...

>> while the prison is always braced for violence -- officials say, they control it by not only accommodating religious and ethnic customs, but by trying to make life relatively comfortable for its inmates. a palestinian muslim, has done time at five other israeli prisons prior to this one. >> when i cam to this prison i felt like i was in a hotel compared to where i have been previously. we have everything. nothing is lacking. we have a television, we have a radio. cd player. dvds, fans, shelves, there is a cabinet where we put all our clothes. a shower. nothing is lacking. >> the prison has ...

[inaudible] >> sean: when salmon rushdie wrote "the satanic verses" there were fatwahs against you. you have defamed the prophet, the religion. so when you say, you are marked for death. this is reality for you. what is your life like now that you have to deal with that? >> my wife and i, for the last 8 years, haven't had the most pleasant life, when it comes to safety and security. we lived in prison cells, actually, in the same cell as one of the terrorists of the lockerbie attack in holland n. that prison cell, we have to live for security reasons for half a year. we went to army baraks. i ...