Orit Adato
Lieutenant-General Orit Adato (Hebrew: אורית אדטו, born 1955, birth name: Orit Eliaz) is a former Israeli military commander and Israel Prison Service Commissioner. Capping a 24-year military career, she served as commander of the Women's Corps from 1997 to 1999. In 2000 she was appointed Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service, being the first woman to hold that post. She is the founder and managing director of Adato Consulting Ltd., and is an international consultant on prison management, prison security, prison privatization, and dealing with incarcerated terrorists and gang members.
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| Native name | אורית אדטו |
| Birth name | Orit Eliaz |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Kiryat Tiv'on, Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service/ | Army |
| Years of service | 1973–1997 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Women's Corps |
| Commands held | Women Teacher-Soldiers Women's Corps, Nahal Brigade Women's Corps |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Paz Yehoshua Adato |
| Other work | Commissioner, Israel Prison Service (2000–2003) |
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