text: Chapter 3
  deprived of liberty shall retain the benefit of complaints to and access by the ICRC and a protecting power,
  and other benefits related to spiritual assistance, exercise, correspondence and parcels (GPW art. 108).
  3-149. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and men and women POWs undergoing punishment must not
  be subjected to more severe treatment than members of the armed forces of the detaining power of equivalent
  rank undergoing the same punishment (GPW art. 108).
  3-150. Women are not to be awarded or sentenced to a punishment more severe, or treated more severely
  while undergoing punishment, than a female or male member of the detaining power’s armed forces would
  be for a similar offense (GPW art. 88). Women sentenced to confinement are to be confined in separate
  quarters from men and must be under the supervision of women.
  EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY PUNISHMENT OR SENTENCE UPON REPATRIATION
  3-151. No POW on whom a disciplinary punishment has been imposed and who is eligible for repatriation
  or for accommodation in a neutral country may be kept back because he or she has not undergone his or her
  punishment (GPW art. 115).
  3-152. POWs detained in connection with a judicial prosecution or conviction, and who are designated for
  repatriation or accommodation in a neutral country, may benefit by such measures before the end of the
  proceedings or the completion of the punishment, if the detaining power consents. Parties to the conflict shall
  communicate to each other the names of any POWs who will detained until the end of the proceedings or the
  completion of the punishment (GPW art. 115).
  TRANSFER OF PRISONERS OF WAR
  3-153. The transfer of POWs must be conducted humanely and in conditions not less favorable than those
  under which the detaining power’s forces would be transferred. Adequate precautions must be taken for the
  health and safety of POWs. If the combat zone draws closer to a camp, the POWs in that camp shall not be
  transferred unless it can be carried out in adequate conditions of safety, or unless they are exposed to greater
  risks by remaining on the spot than by being transferred. During a transfer, POWs must be protected from
  harm and provided with sufficient food and water to keep them in good health, and must be provided
  necessary clothing, shelter, and medical attention. Their personal property should be safeguarded, and relief
  parcels or mail must be forwarded to them without delay (GPW arts. 46-48).
  3-154. POWs who are scheduled for transfer must be identified and listed before departure. POWs must be
  notified in advance so that they can pack their baggage and have an opportunity to inform their next of kin.
  POWs must be allowed to take their personal property and any correspondence and parcels that have arrived
  for them. If the conditions of transfer so require, such as in cases of transport shortages, the detaining power
  may limit the amount of personal property to what each POW can reasonably carry. No POW may be made
  to carry more than 25 kilograms (about 55 pounds) each. The camp commander must take measures in
  agreement with the prisoners’ representative to forward any remaining community property or personal
  property that POWs could not carry. The costs of transfers shall be borne by the detaining power (GPW art.
  48).
  3-155. Transfer of POWs to or from the custody of another State party may be desirable in some conflicts
  due to force structure and manpower constraints, costs, and cultural sensitivities, but is subject to a number
  of rules in the GPW. POWs may only be transferred by the detaining power to a power that is a Party to the
  GPW and after the detaining power is satisfied of the willingness and ability of such receiving power to apply
  the GPW. Any transfer must comply with relevant treaty obligations and policy requirements, including that
  no detainee may be transferred to another country when a competent authority has assessed that it is more
  likely than not that the detainee would be subject to torture (GPW arts. 46-48; DODD 2310.01E). The U.S.
  practice has been to negotiate transfer agreements setting forth the terms and conditions of transfer and care.
  To ensure accountability, a POW should not be transferred prior to formal processing and submission of all
  required information to the information bureau.
  3-156. Once transferred, responsibility to apply the GPW rests upon the State party that has assumed
  custody of the POWs or retained personnel. Nevertheless, the State party that transferred the POWs retains a
  residual responsibility for these personnel. If the State receiving the POWs fails to carry out the provisions