Brig. A brig is a United States military prison aboard a United States Navy or Coast Guard vessel, or at an American naval or Marine Corps base.

Do navy ships have prisons?

A US navy spokesman, Commander Jeffrey Gordon, told the Guardian: "There are no detention facilities on US navy ships." However, he added that it was a matter of public record that some individuals had been put on ships "for a few days" during what he called the initial days of detention.

Where is the Navy jail?

#10: Miramar Naval Consolidated Brig

Located approximately 10 miles from downtown San Diego, California, this prison is operated by the U.S. Navy and is on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. This is the Pacific confinement facility for the Department of Defense.