▁caught ▁in ▁between ▁male ▁in ▁female ▁enemies , ▁fitting ▁into ▁neither ▁role . ▁Her ▁mascul ine ▁characteristics ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁trust ▁amongst ▁the ▁in m ates ▁demonstr ates ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁male ' s ▁side , ▁but ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁respect ▁that ▁she ▁receives ▁from ▁De ase ▁and ▁Nelson ▁demonstr ates ▁that ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁share ▁complete ▁power ▁with ▁the ▁males ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Good ▁in mate , ▁bad ▁cop ▁ ▁Iron y ▁plays ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁Civil ▁Brand , ▁as ▁the ▁roles ▁typically ▁seen ▁in ▁an ▁actual ▁prison ▁are ▁f li pped ▁during ▁this ▁film . ▁Law ▁enfor cement , ▁which ▁is ▁commonly ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁positive ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁takes ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁role ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁port rayed ▁as ▁the ▁ant agon ists ▁who ▁ab use ▁their ▁authority ▁and ▁explo it ▁their ▁prisoners . ▁The ▁crim inals , ▁who ▁are ▁commonly ▁out la wed ▁by ▁society , ▁are ▁port rayed ▁as ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁vict ims ▁being ▁ab used . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁impression ▁she ▁gives ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁Ne ema ▁Brand ▁persu ades ▁the ▁audience ▁to ▁side ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁criminal ▁as ▁they ▁“ f ight ▁the ▁system ” ▁to ▁ear n ▁back ▁their ▁human ▁rights . ▁Michael ▁M ead ows , ▁the ▁new ▁officer ▁at ▁White head ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institute , ▁gives ▁off ▁a ▁feeling ▁of ▁innoc ence ▁since ▁he ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁ab us ive ▁cop ▁like