And here's a little example from NZ: A murderer, serving a life sentence, is such an uncontrollable twat that he has spent a great deal of time in solitary confinement, and has suffered restraint from prison officers. A judge has now ruled that that is cruel to the poor arsehole, and has awarded him $35000 (UKL 12000, US$ 17000). Naturally, all the other chummies have put their claims in.
The government says it has no control over the judiciary, but is appealing the award.
Guess who is footing the legal costs.