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re: Alabama prison to cost over $1 billion
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:44 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:44 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Honk honk
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Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:56 pm to PsychTiger
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Sounds like a luxury prison. Should be the bare minimum.
"Bare Minimum" WAS how things were run, until Federal judges started ruling that it was cruel. That's why we're being forced to construct $1 billion dollar whiz-bang jails. Thank the trial lawyers and the judges that enable them.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:04 pm to DesScorp
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until Federal judges started ruling that it was cruel.
Yep, we treat career criminals far better than they deserve.
Waste too much money on bleeding hearts.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:09 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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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.
It has several camps and medium security dorms besides the old main prison.
It would easily cost over two billion dollars to build all that to today’s standards.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:09 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
quote:$1B to house 4,000 inmates is unfathomable. A concrete structure, 8X8 cells w/bars, cigar box window, a single light bulb, toilet/sick and a metal cot.
Angola holds 6300 prisoners. I wonder how much it would cost to build. Surely nowhere near $1B?
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:11 pm to dcrews
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magine paying $140 million to assume a group of criminals' gender
Well it is called Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women. Imagine trying to troll only for it to back fire.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:15 pm to EarlyCuyler3
You could buy a big arse island in the Pacific for much cheaper and ship every person serving a life sentence there. Win-win for all parties.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:17 pm to EarlyCuyler3
A .22acp is much cheaper.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:17 pm to Bama Bird
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There are at least 100 towns in Alabama that cost less than $1B- just buy one and put a wall around it
Now playing, Kurt Russell in "Escape from Notasulga"
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:21 pm to EarlyCuyler3
It should be a bunch of very basic dormitories
And they need space for a lot more than 4000, we need at least triple the number of prisoners we currently have. Way too many POS walking the streets
And they need space for a lot more than 4000, we need at least triple the number of prisoners we currently have. Way too many POS walking the streets
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:24 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Prisons should be cheap. Poured concrete, no TVs, sledgehammer and huge rocks to break each day. 3 simple meals and a toothbrush. Do it all again tomorrow.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:26 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Couldn't MeeMaw just buy a couple of old malls and put some chicken wire over the windows and bolt the excess doors shut ?
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:37 pm to DesScorp
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"Bare Minimum" WAS how things were run, until Federal judges started ruling that it was cruel. That's why we're being forced to construct $1 billion dollar whiz-bang jails. Thank the trial lawyers and the judges that enable them.
Just regurgitated talking points. As already pointed out, this comes out to over $250k per housed inmate. I defy anyone to come up with a list of amenities that could scratch $10k per inmate. Big screen TVs, cell phones, computer, whatever. Give it a shot. Now try $200k (reserving a still absurd $50k per inmate for the actual structure, medical, etc).
This is straight fricking self dealing grift.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:47 pm to UASports23
quote:Folks like your a a good reason why shyt like this flies.
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 2:53 pm to RodFarva
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Member since Jun 2015
537 posts
I feel privileged that you cared enough to post
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:56 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
Definitely would go to public sector worker union pensions
Posted on 10/16/23 at 2:57 pm to EarlyCuyler3
Some people living on the streets can commit a felony just to live in that new place, cold A/C, 3 hot meals a day,
WTF
WTF
Posted on 10/16/23 at 3:02 pm to BayouFann
LOL if anyone thinks that this is the final price or that this prison will meet expectations. I bet they determine that it cannot safely house 4k prisoners when all is said and done.
This new bidding process basically gave the winner of the design (10% of the project) free reign to charge what they pleased over the remaining 90%.
Everyone knows that regular government bidding is inefficient, but whole hell some of the ideas to replace it are God awful. I think that we have to accept that regular bidding is innefient but is done for a reason.
This new bidding process basically gave the winner of the design (10% of the project) free reign to charge what they pleased over the remaining 90%.
Everyone knows that regular government bidding is inefficient, but whole hell some of the ideas to replace it are God awful. I think that we have to accept that regular bidding is innefient but is done for a reason.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 3:06 pm to EarlyCuyler3
It'll still be over-budget.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 3:08 pm to EarlyCuyler3
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It's unbelievable how dumb this state is.
It's not stupidity. Palms are being greased.
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