Prison ship

A prison ship was a starship that acted as a prison. Most times, such vessels were used to transport criminals from one prison or detention facility to another to serve out their sentence.

Jonathan Archer and his chief engineer Charles Tucker III were once prisoners on an Enolian transport serving as a prison ship. 

Deanna Troi, while portraying Major Rakal on the, claimed that she had tasted better Viinerine on prison ships when told by Commander Toreth that she should have tried it. 

Prison ships operated by the Nygeans were used in such a fashion. 

Types of prison ships

 * Nygean prison ship
 * Enolian transport

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