Dostoyevsky once wrote one can measure the degree of civilization in a society by entering its prisons. The fact that someone has made a mistake does not mean they should be subject to brutal and inhumane treatment. Our office continues to represent prisoners who have been subjected to inhumane treatment ranging from refusal to provide appropriate medical services, denial of the right to worship or practice one’s religion, and in some instances being brutally beaten by correctional officers who simply did not receive proper training and supervision in their jobs.