The PA has undertaken the protection of human rights according to international standards, and therefore should use those standards in drafting its prison law. Prisoners Should have the right to complain about any abuses or inhumane prison conditions to which they have been subjected. These complaints should be dealt with by an authority capable of investigating complaints and protecting the rights of prisoners. They have the right to food, water, facilities for personal hygiene, medical attention, light, ventilation, exercise, and space in amounts that meet international standards. The draft law does not specify the standards that will be used in evaluating prisoners conditions.
Prisoners have the right to be separated.
Young prisoners shall be kept separate from adults. Ominously, the draft law includes a provision for flogging prisoners as a punishment for offenses taking place while incarcerated. A provision for treatment of prisoners awaiting the death penalty also exists - even before the Legislative Council has voted in favor of the existence of the death penalty in Palestine. The draft law denies visits by legal representatives of prisoners, without the approval of an outside authority - an investigation judge. Convicted prisoners must have the unconditional right to meet with legal counsel, subject to temporary restrictions as needed on an individual basis, as provided by law.