This site is located close to Hasharon prison South of the line extending between the two cities of Tulkaram and Netanya on the old road leading to Hadera. Hadarim is a relatively new prison modeled after the US prison system with circularly shaped sections.The prison was established primarily for civilians, but later one section became designated for Palestinian security prisoners. The first wave of Palestinian security prisoners sent to Hadarim was in October of 1999. The prison itself consists of 8 sections each of which can hold up to 600 prisoners.