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History repeats itself. In the 1980s the State of Alabama was sued by prison inmates over the same concerns about the conditions they lived in. At trial the Sta

History repeats itself. In the 1980s the State of Alabama was sued by prison inmates over the same concerns about the conditions they lived in. At trial the State pointed out that the student dorm rooms at Auburn University were not only smaller than the prison cells, but students had to pay for the privilege of living in them. Don't know how much of a difference it made, but the inmates lost their case.

tomjakubowski 6y ago
You know that Alabama has just been sued a few days ago by the DOJ over their cruel prison conditions. These prisoners are sleeping in what looks like dozens of stacked bunks in a large open room, hardly college dormlike conditions. That isn't the main issue in the suit though, it's the state's failure to protect inmates from rampant violence and abuse. https://eji.org/news/justice-department-finds-alabama-prison-conditions-unconstitutional/ https://eji.org/news/justice-department-finds-alabama-prison... https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944879818/justice-dept-sues-alabama-over-prison-conditions https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944879818/justice-dept-sues-a... Remember that a typical American prison cell, shared by two to four prisoners, has a toilet in it as well. Not so in a college dorm. Your story has gone around on Reddit but the ultimate source is this "bhamwiki" site which has no citations. https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Auburn_University#Housing https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Auburn_University#Housing Sounds like an apocryphal college legend to me. You're welcome to provide some better citations for it.
- onecommentman 6y ago
  “These prisoners are sleeping in what looks like dozens of stacked bunks in a large open room, hardly college dormlike conditions” Nope, more like the condition those who volunteered to serve their country by putting their actual physical lives on the line have to live in, along with the “hard labor” of boot camp and training. All for $1602 per month US dollars to start.

tomjakubowski 6y ago

You know that Alabama has just been sued a few days ago by the DOJ over their cruel prison conditions. These prisoners are sleeping in what looks like dozens of stacked bunks in a large open room, hardly college dormlike conditions. That isn't the main issue in the suit though, it's the state's failure to protect inmates from rampant violence and abuse. https://eji.org/news/justice-department-finds-alabama-prison-conditions-unconstitutional/ https://eji.org/news/justice-department-finds-alabama-prison... https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944879818/justice-dept-sues-alabama-over-prison-conditions https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/944879818/justice-dept-sues-a... Remember that a typical American prison cell, shared by two to four prisoners, has a toilet in it as well. Not so in a college dorm. Your story has gone around on Reddit but the ultimate source is this "bhamwiki" site which has no citations. https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Auburn_University#Housing https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Auburn_University#Housing Sounds like an apocryphal college legend to me. You're welcome to provide some better citations for it.

onecommentman 6y ago
“These prisoners are sleeping in what looks like dozens of stacked bunks in a large open room, hardly college dormlike conditions” Nope, more like the condition those who volunteered to serve their country by putting their actual physical lives on the line have to live in, along with the “hard labor” of boot camp and training. All for $1602 per month US dollars to start.