ALL OF THE STANDARDS PROPOSED IN THIS VOLUME ARE ALREADY OPERATIONAL IN SOME PLACES. THEY ARE GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO ALL PRISONERS IN ANY TYPE OF JAIL OR PRISON AND CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO POSSIBLE FISCAL AND POLITICAL BARRIERS TO THEIR IMPLEMENTATION . IN MOST INSTANCES, THE STANDARDS RECOGNIZE ONLY TWO JUSTIFICATIONS FOR RESTRICTIONS ON OTHERWISE ABSOLUTE RIGHTS -- INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY AND ORDER. THE STANDARDS ARE DIVIDED INTO 10 SECTIONS, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE UNDERLYING THEM; ACCESS TO THE JUDICIAL PROCESS AND LEGAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS; RULES FOR CORRECTIONAL DECISION MAKING; PRISONER EMPLOYMENT; MEDICAL TREATMENT; AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND SECURITY. OTHER STANDARDS ADDRESS PRETRIAL DETENTION, IMPLEMENTING PRISONERS' RIGHTS, SENTENCE TERMINATION, AND CIVIL DISABILITIES.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...EB