Home Office plans floating jails

The Home Office is moving ahead with plans to use prison ships to ease overcrowding in prisons.
Britain's last floating prison - HMP Weare, moored at Portland Harbour in Dorset - closed last year.

The government has advertised for contractors to provide up to 800 places on ships in England and Wales.

The move comes as the first prisoners were moved into designated police cells as part of the plans to alleviate the overcrowding crisis.

A good idea I think. This has been in the 'discussion' phase for many years.