Maybe this Place Actually is a Prison
I'm sick. Physically. For the third time in 2 months. That's not normal. I have never been this sick this often in my life. And I am not the only one here with such an unfortunate health record. I have many friends who have all been as sick as me multiple times. Strep, sinus infection, bronchitis...name anything and someone here has come down with it.
I would say perhaps this is a coincidence. But research on the topic of living conditions of various prisons has led me to believe that it is not. Here is the shocking conclusion that I have come to:
The Claim: The living conditions of Ramat Ef'al are worse than that of most prisons.
The 5 Facts to Back it Up:
1) Lets start with size. According to an article in Haaretz, Israeli prisoners each receive a minimum of 48.44 square feet of living space. Compare this to our dorm rooms, which I measured at 102.87 square feet. But keep in mind, our rooms are shared. I happen to be among the lucky who had the hindsight to pay for a double room, so I am entitled to a whopping 51.435 square feet of living space. But most people here have a total of three people in their room, equating to sub-prison standard of 34.3 square feet per person.
Prisons in America tell the same tale. For example, in Tennessee, prisoners in single-occupancy cells are granted 50 square feet of floor space. And they don't even have to pay extra for a single room! In fact, they are probably given the room as a punishment for making people pay by murdering them. Multiple-occupancy cells even give at least 40 square feet of room per inmate. Still better than a three person room here.
2) Included in a prisoner's fully subsidized stay in jail are many amenities which we in Ramat Ef'al have to pay for. This includes: exercise time (we pay $400 for gym membership), free meals (we scavenge for food ourselves) and free laundry (Blanco and that washing machine that steals money can kiss my ass--I'd wear an orange jumpsuit if I didn't have to pay to clean it).
3) I guess we get what we pay for. It costs $26,100 of tax money to pay for incarceration of one Israeli prisoner per year. In America it costs between $18,000 and $31,000 depending on the state. And we pay about $20,000 here. Now that's some sweet deal!
4) You may not be the biggest fan of physical containment and isolation, but you have to admit that prisons are a lot safer than Ramat Ef'al. Firstly, the guard here falls asleep half the time and willingly lets anyone in as long as you look him in the eye and/or are carrying a pizza. Secondly, the rooms are way more secure. I've never heard of cats breaking into a prison cell, cats making noises like they are giving birth outside a prison, or cats breaking into a prison kitchen and peeing everywhere. You get the point.
5) Lastly, just to really make my claims absolutely clear, take a look at some of themost luxurious prisons in the world. It's not even a contest.
Now that the comparisons are out of the way, I feel like a big hypocrite for continuing to live here. But like Kanye West once said, "N-n-now that that don't kill me can only make me stronger." Let's just hope these Ef'al cats don't have rabies.
-Written by Efailblog.com Staff
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