Putting criminals out to sea

That's almost as wacky as Kentucky supporting the purchase of a submarine to hunt casino riverboats.

But one citizen activist, Vincent Zarrilli, liked the idea, and it made it as far as the Boston City Council:

After reading about a shortage of prison space in the late ’70s, Zarrilli proposed converting an aircraft carrier into a prison, and docking it near Deer Island in Boston Harbor. It gained some support from the Boston City Council, but never went further.

Zarrilli has been in the news lately 'cause he got the Turnpike Authority to conduct an analysis on whether lowering the speed limit in the Central Artery Tunnel is needed. He's also Turnpike Board member Mary Connaughton's father.