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Alabama prison to cost over $1 billion
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:57 pm
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What's not to like about getting one prison for the cost of two?
It's unbelievable how dumb this state is.
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The Elmore facility, which recently garnered headlines for its new $1.08 billion price tag, will house 4,000 inmates upon completion. The project is currently taking up the vast majority of the $1.25 billion the Alabama Legislature allocated in 2021 for the construction of two prisons.
What's not to like about getting one prison for the cost of two?
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In 2021, when approving a prison spending plan, lawmakers agreed to use design-build contracts, allowing a single entity to perform both the design and construction under a single agreement. In the more standard design-bid-build, designers and contractors are hired separately. Officials argued that design-build would save time and money. The prison legislation allows for, but does not require, design-build contracts at Elmore and Escambia, Inside Alabama Politics reported recently.
It's unbelievable how dumb this state is.
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Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:59 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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$1.08 billion price tag, will house 4,000 inmates upon completion.
You could build each of them a $270k house for that
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:59 pm to EarlyCuyler3
State construction projects are the MIC of Alabama. So much grift and back door money it’s not even funny. About 25% of that $1B will end up in private pockets.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:02 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Sounds like a luxury prison. Should be the bare minimum.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:02 pm to EarlyCuyler3
quote:if it was La we would have zero prisons and reallocated the 1.25 to something else. Count your blessings
It's unbelievable how dumb this state is.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:03 pm to tigerfoot
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if it was La we would have zero prisons
And well fed alligators
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:04 pm to Pax Regis
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About 25% of that $1B will end up in private pockets.
Just 25%
Louisiana Lawmakers
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:12 pm to Pax Regis
$250K / bed? It’s concrete
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:13 pm to EarlyCuyler3
There are at least 100 towns in Alabama that cost less than $1B- just buy one and put a wall around it
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:13 pm to Pax Regis
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So much grift and back door money it’s not even funny. About 25% of that $1B will end up in private pockets.
Maybe I am too much of a conspiracy theorist but isn't this true for all government projects?
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:19 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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It's unbelievable how dumb this state is.
As someone who lived in Louisiana, I can completely believe it.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:24 pm to tigerfoot
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if it was La we would have zero prisons and reallocated the 1.25 to something else. Count your blessings
As we build a 140 million dollar women's prison in St. Gabriel.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:26 pm to EarlyCuyler3
In other news, several Alabama construction company owners have purchased 3rd and 4th homes.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:30 pm to RodFarva
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As we build a 140 million dollar women's prison in St. Gabriel.
Imagine paying $140 million to assume a group of criminals' gender
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:31 pm to EarlyCuyler3
At least someone is building prisons? That seems to be a win as DA's across the country aren't doing their jobs?
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:32 pm to dcrews
From what a trustee at Angola said to me once, he would rather be in Angola than St Landry despite it being 1/10 the population.
Women will cut a bitch over personal stuff. Men tend to do it over power.
Women will cut a bitch over personal stuff. Men tend to do it over power.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:35 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Angola holds 6300 prisoners. I wonder how much it would cost to build. Surely nowhere near $1B?
I've been there as a visitor and it looked pretty basic.
I've been there as a visitor and it looked pretty basic.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:37 pm to UASports23
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At least someone is building prisons? That seems to be a win as DA's across the country aren't doing their jobs?
Spending a billion is in no world a win.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:39 pm to EarlyCuyler3
damn...those prisoners getting a lazy river and swim up bar??
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:41 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Two words…TENT CITY
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