I spent a couple of terms at university in a hall of residence that was based on the design for a Swedish prison. This could have been an 'urban myth' however t

I spent a couple of terms at university in a hall of residence that was based on the design for a Swedish prison. This could have been an 'urban myth' however the limited access to the building (one door, no fire escapes), the layout and the room dimensions made that myth believable. I actually had some great times there, it was where I met my best friends and where I studied hardest. We did not have toilets in our rooms but we did have wash-basins. The windows did not have bars on them and the doors were normal doors with handles on the insides. The grey lino flooring and the grey brick walls could have been 'prison', however, with a few personal touches, e.g. posters on walls, some colourful rug on the floor all was fine. No students committed suicide on our block or had to be put on Prozac. It would be very interesting to see this prison converted to some type of college/university facility. Clearly some courses cost more than others to teach, however, I would be very much surprised if it cost more to teach than to imprison.