Yes, a prisoner can choose to take their own medicines if they don't want too.
A prisoner can choose to not take his medicine unless a court order is given.
Yes, a prisoner can choose to not take care of themselves.
The prisoner will receive healthcare services while in prison. They have to get the care that the prison gives to them.
A prisoner can decline to take prescribed medication while in prison but it may prevent them from receiving medical attention in the future.
No, the prisoner will have to take the medicine if a court order is placed. He can hire a lawyer and fight the court order.
There are some cases where prisoners are force fed, but they are force fed in a hospital not by the guards.
You need to specify the course and the kind of prison, too.
Prisoners cannot refuse their medicine. If it is court ordered they have to take it.
That depends on the institution and what state it's in, what county it's in, whether it's a state prison or a federal prison, and what the warden says is "OK" or not under local rules for that institution. A lot of prisons will not let you take in anything other than a small, soft-cover (paperback) bible or other religious book. Anything else will either be supplied, or the prisoner will have to buy it from the prison commisary (store) with money sent by the prisoner's friends and relatives.
The prisoner exchange program ended when Confederates refused to take African American Union Soldiers prisoner. At that point, the North refused to exchange prisoners with the South, and both sides began building prison stockades.
There are a range of degree programs to choose from depending on your alternative medicine interest. You can take a look, Indian Board of Alternative Medicine Website courses page for in details.
All penal institutions (sometimes depending on the their degree of secutiry) have varying regulations. Check with the particular institution that houses the prisoner you are interested in.