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

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.