as of 2005 prisoners who are members of the u.s. military (u.s. military members convicted of serious crimes by local south korean courts) are generally held at cheonan juvenile correctional institution. as per an agreement between the u.s. and south korea they are held one to a cell, separated from south korean prisoners, given western cuisine supplied by u.s. forces korea, and are not required to perform hard labor that is mandatory for south korean prisoners.