text: Chapter 5
  all military operations; (2) the principles in Article 75 of AP I during international armed conflict and
  occupation; and (3) the principles in Articles 4-6 of AP II during non-international armed conflict (DODD
  2310.01E). As a matter of U.S. law and policy, there are no situations in an armed conflict, however
  characterized, in which individuals are not entitled to at least this humane care and treatment. Further, as a
  matter of U.S. policy, such care and treatment will be accorded, at a minimum, to detainees in any military
  operations not involving armed conflict.
  Humane Treatment and Other Basic Protections of Detained Civilians
  5-16. Detainees must be provided humane care and treatment and with respect for their dignity from the
  moment they fall into the hands of DOD personnel until their release, transfer out of DOD control, or
  repatriation. Further, inhumane treatment of detainees is expressly prohibited and is not justified by the stress
  of combat or deep provocation. Humane treatment includes, in part:
  * Adequate food, drinking water, shelter, and clothing; (consider AP II art. 5);
  * Regular access to the open air, reasonable educational and intellectual activities, and appropriate
  contacts with the outside world (including, when practicable, exchange of letters, phone calls, and
  video teleconferences with family, as well as family visits) (consider AP II art. 4, 5);
  * Free exercise of religion, consistent with the requirements of detention (consider AP II art. 5);
  * Safeguards to protect health and hygiene, and protections against the rigors of the climate and
  dangers of military activities (consider AP II art. 5);
  * Appropriate medical care and attention required by the detainee’s condition, to the extent
  practicable (consider AP II art. 5);
  * Respect for each as a human being without any adverse distinction founded on race, color, religion
  or faith, political or other opinion, national and social origin, sex, birth, or wealth, or other similar
  criteria;
  * Protection against threats or acts of violence, including rape, forced prostitution, assault, bodily
  injury, and reprisals, torture, and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and
  * Prohibition on being subjected to medical or scientific experiments, or to sensory deprivation
  intended to inflict suffering or serve as punishment (consider AP I art. 75; consider AP II art. 4).
  5-17. Detainees must not be subject to criminal punishment without a fair trial and other important criminal
  procedural protections (DOD Law of War Manual, 8.16).
  5-18. Detainees must be removed as soon as practicable from the point of capture and transported to a
  detainee collection point, temporary holding area, or DOD detention facility. Detainees not released or
  transferred from DOD custody or control from the detainee collection point or holding area will be
  transported to a DOD detention facility in a secure location within 14 days of capture, barring exceptional
  circumstances. Detainees will be promptly informed of the reasons for their detention in a language that they
  understand. Detainees will remain at a DOD detention facility until their release or transfer from DOD
  custody or control (DODD 2310.01E).
  Procedural Protections
  5-19. Under DOD policy, detainees will receive certain procedural protections.
  5-20. Detainees will be registered, and property in their possession will be inventoried. Records of their
  detention and such property will be maintained according to applicable law, regulation, policy, and other
  issuances. All detainee records will be maintained, safeguarded. Detainees will be assigned an Internment
  Serial Number (ISN) normally within 14 days after their capture by, or transfer to, the custody or control of
  DOD personnel, barring exceptional circumstances.
  5-21. The ICRC will be promptly notified of all ISN assignments. The ICRC will be given access to all
  DOD detention facilities and the detainees housed therein, subject to reasons of imperative military necessity.
  (DODD 2310.01E).
  5-22. Alleged detainee abuse must be reported in accordance with DOD policies (see DODD 2310.01E;
  DODD 2311.01E; DODD 3115.09).