text: Prisoners of War and Other Detainees
  3-81. Only urgent medical reasons will authorize priority in the order of treatment administered (GWS art.
  12).
  3-82. POWs must receive a medical inspection at least once a month to check on each prisoner’s general
  health, nutrition, and cleanliness, and to detect contagious diseases. Inspection includes checking and
  recording of each POW’s weight (GPW art. 31).
  Serious Injuries
  3-83. Any serious injury (an injury requiring hospitalization) to or death of a POW will be the basis for an
  official investigation to determine its cause (GPW art. 121). In addition, Army regulations and DOD policy
  require reporting and investigation of potential detainee abuse.
  Prisoners Who Engage in Medical Duties
  3-84. Even if not attached to their own force’s medical service branch, POWs who happen to be doctors,
  nurses, or other medical practitioners may be required to assist in the medical services of their fellow POWs.
  If so, they may not be compelled to engage in any other work (GPW art. 32).
  RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
  3-85. POWs are entitled to religious worship, including attendance at services, subject to the POW’s
  compliance with camp disciplinary routine. Accommodation for religious services shall be provided (GPW
  art. 34).
  3-86. POWs may be ministered to by retained military chaplains or by other ordained chaplains or qualified
  laypersons, if available. Retained chaplains shall be allocated to camps and labor detachments containing
  POWs of the same forces, language, or religion.
  INTELLECTUAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
  3-87. Subject to security requirements and individual preference, the detaining power shall encourage
  intellectual, educational, and recreational pursuits, including sports and games, and provide adequate
  facilities and equipment. Each POW camp must contain sufficient open space for POWs and retained persons
  to be outdoors and to engage in physical exercise, including sports and games (GPW art. 38).
  3-88. Intellectual activities, including reading and courses of instruction, shall be available to POWs. POW
  participation is elective. Educational courses, lectures, and other training methods of instruction on history
  and democracy are permitted, provided attendance is not compelled and POWs are not punished if they do
  not participate. This provision does not permit the subjection of POWs to propaganda under the guise of
  education (see DOD Law of War Manual, 9.16.1).
  LEGAL STATUS IN RELATION TO THEIR HOME STATE AND CIVIL CAPACITY
  3-89. Although POWs are not subject to the judicial or disciplinary procedures of the State for which they
  have an allegiance while they are POWs, POWs remain subject to the law, disciplinary authority, and
  regulations of that State. For example, while they are POWs, they may not conduct disciplinary proceedings
  against one another; however, they are liable to punishment for violations of their State’s domestic law
  committed during captivity, once they have been released and repatriated (see DOD Law of War Manual,
  9.22.2).
  3-90. All prisoners retain their full civil capacity that they enjoyed at the time of their capture. The detaining
  power may not restrict the exercise of the rights such capacity confers, except in so far as the captivity requires
  (GPW art. 14).
  COMMUNICATIONS, SHIPMENTS, AND RELATED ENTITIES
  3-91. The GPW provides thorough requirements and guidelines to regulate communications, shipments, and
  the related entities that facilitate such activities within POW camps.