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A Prison Ship is a boat or ship that is used as a prison. They are considered an antiquated method of housing prisoners and have largely been replaced by land based prisons. The United Kingdom Government established in 1997 a new prison ship HMP Weare as a temporary measure to ease prison overcrowding. HPM Weare was docked at the disused Royal Navy dockyard at Portland, Dorset. On 09 March 2005 it was announced that HMP Weare was to close.

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	A '''Prison Ship''' is a boat or ship that is used as a prison. They are considered an antiquated method of housing prisoners and have largely been replaced by land based prisons. The ~~British~~ Government established in 1997 a new prison ship '''HMP Weare''' as a temporary measure to ease prison overcrowding. HPM Weare was docked at the disused [[Royal Navy]] dockyard at [[Portland]], [[Dorset]]. On 09 March 2005 it was announced that HMP Weare was to close.		A '''Prison Ship''' is a boat or ship that is used as a [[prison]]. They are considered an antiquated method of housing prisoners and have largely been replaced by land based prisons. The [[United Kingdom Government]] established in 1997 a new prison ship '''[[HMP Weare]]''' as a temporary measure to ease prison overcrowding. HPM Weare was docked at the disused [[Royal Navy]] dockyard at [[Portland]], [[Dorset]]. On 09 March 2005 it was announced that HMP Weare was to close.