bed ▁A ish a ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁future ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁prisoners , ▁Nelson ▁pre fers ▁that ▁the ▁prisoners ▁keep ▁working ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁continue ▁making ▁money . ▁The ▁importance ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁profit ▁has ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁prison ' s ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁has ▁caused ▁the ▁prison ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁like ▁a ▁business ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁prisoner ' s ▁rights . ▁The ▁prisoners , ▁aware ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁explo ited ▁for ▁cheap ▁labor , ▁face ▁har sh ▁working ▁conditions ▁they ▁refer ▁to ▁as ▁“ s lave ▁labor ,” ▁yet ▁they ▁are ▁hel pl ess ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁nobody ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁gr iev ances ▁to . ▁In ▁this ▁film , ▁the ▁officers ▁evidently ▁place ▁the ▁business ▁deal ▁over ▁the ▁prisoners ’ ▁human ▁rights ▁as ▁they ▁go ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁comfort ▁Miller ▁( Chr is ▁D od son ), ▁a ▁business man ▁that ▁takes ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁invest ing ▁in ▁the ▁prison ' s ▁cheap ▁labor . ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁the ▁prisoners ▁attempt ▁to ▁protest ▁the ▁working ▁conditions ▁to ▁Miller ▁as ▁he ▁arriv es ▁to ▁the ▁work station , ▁Nelson ▁does ▁what ▁he ▁can ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁ri ot ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁salv age ▁the ▁possible ▁business ▁deal ▁he ▁has ▁with ▁Miller . ▁ ▁Nelson ▁h ides ▁the ▁unh app iness ▁of ▁the ▁in m ates ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁his ▁business ▁partners ▁with ▁the ▁guarantee ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁invest ing ▁in ▁a ▁reliable ▁source ▁of ▁labor . ▁Ne ema ▁Bar net te ' s ▁character ization