Prison is a central feature of Palestinian life affecting most families in the occupied territories. Since 1967, the Israeli military has detained more than 600,000 Palestinians, mainly men. In April 2004 8,200 Palestinians were being held in Israeli prisons. br br However most people will not know that these statistics include children, or that increasing numbers of Palestinian children have been arrested and detained in Israeli prisons well over 2,500 - since the start of the current Intifada.