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d13phe
25 Jan 10 21:53
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Interesting idea

any chance we can head them towards Afghanistan and bring our troops home
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Report armchair jockey wilson!! • January 25, 2010 9:53 PM GMT
thats a loose definition of a cruise isnt it?
Report Facts • January 25, 2010 9:54 PM GMT
HAS THIS EVER BEEN DONE BEFORE ?????
Report Mc Moonbeam • January 25, 2010 9:54 PM GMT
they'd get pirated
Report Dealem.... • January 25, 2010 10:06 PM GMT
HMP WIER is a boat.

it is permantly moored and just a big steel rectangle. somewhere on the South coast...
Report treble • January 25, 2010 10:13 PM GMT
Dealem, correct my friend.

As a big Dorset fan, I have seen this ship. It is the HMP Weare and is docked in Portland Harbour. Portland is a small island off the south of Weymouth.

This is the ship

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ricksshipphotos/Prison%20Ship%20Weare.JPG
Report freeze_the_secret • January 25, 2010 10:20 PM GMT
Not a new idea,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Prison_Hulks#List_of_British_prison_hulks
Report treble • January 25, 2010 10:21 PM GMT
Just found out, the Weare is still there but is not in use any more.
Report BurtSaddo. • January 25, 2010 10:22 PM GMT
I saw that around 10 years ago, went on a boat trip out of Weymouth
Report freeze_the_secret • January 25, 2010 10:29 PM GMT
Perhaps the Isle of Sheppey could be turned into some sort of Rikers Island.
Report treble • January 25, 2010 10:31 PM GMT
It would be full instantly :)
Report freeze_the_secret • January 25, 2010 10:36 PM GMT
I think we have enough maximum security prisons.
It's the middle to low we are short of.
But prisons are dead money,there is no return.
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