▁of ▁Nelson ▁and ▁De ase ▁reflect s ▁the ▁growing ▁issues ▁surrounding ▁the ▁priv at ization ▁of ▁the ▁prison ▁system . ▁She ▁states ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁more ▁companies ▁are ▁taking ▁their ▁business ▁to ▁pr isons ▁for ▁a ▁che aper ▁source ▁of ▁labor , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁limited ▁source ▁of ▁jobs ▁for ▁American ▁workers ▁and ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁reg ulations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁three ▁strik es ▁law , ▁which ▁keeps ▁prisoners ▁in ▁j ail ▁after ▁their ▁sentences . ▁▁ ▁By ▁incorpor ating ▁this ▁idea ▁into ▁her ▁film ▁Civil ▁Brand , ▁film m akers ▁attempts ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁question : ▁when ▁is ▁labor ▁taken ▁too ▁far ? ▁ ▁Man ▁vs . ▁woman ▁ ▁The ▁female ▁in m ates ▁struggle ▁with ▁the ▁ab use ▁by ▁men ▁in ▁their ▁previous ▁lives ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁cr imes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁inside ▁the ▁prison ▁walls . ▁The ▁director ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁man ' s ▁need ▁for ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁woman ▁by ▁ab using ▁her ▁ment ally ▁and ▁phys ically ▁helps ▁the ▁audience ▁favor ▁the ▁female ▁in m ates ’ ▁self - emp ower ment ▁as ▁they ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁their ▁bodies ▁and ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁their ▁mist re at ment . ▁Bar net te ▁creates ▁an ▁idea ▁that ▁these ▁women ▁are ▁batt ling ▁against ▁their ▁male ▁suppress ors , ▁creating ▁an ▁underlying ▁femin ist ▁tone ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Before ▁they ▁enter ▁the ▁prison ▁walls , ▁Bar net te ▁port ray s ▁these ▁women ▁as ▁the ▁weak ▁vict ims ▁who ▁were ▁pun ished ▁cr imes ▁prov