Anonymous ID: 6a0bd6 Aug. 15, 2018, 2:43 p.m. No.2615532   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>5577

Devil's Island.

Wonder if it's really been closed.

Wonder how many more are out there like it.

 

"Among the various penal colonies that were formed in over the last few centuries, Devil's Island in French Guiana represents one of the most notorious ones. Located on the small islands 7 miles of the coast of this South American country, this prison was home to many French worst criminals, political and military prisoners. Stories about this infamous prison became public at the start of the 20th century, and after around 100 years of activity it was finally closed in 1946.

 

Devil's Island was formed on small 34.6 acres islands by the government of the Emperor Napoleon III in 1852, and soon it became home for the worst criminals and repeat offenders of French nation. In addition to three small islands where penal colony was located, it also had a small prison facility on mainland. Although officially this penal colony carried the name "Bagne de Cayenne" (Cayenne penal colony, named by the capitol city of French Guiana), its prisoners soon coined the name "Devil's Island". This name was perfectly created to reflect the situation in which prisoners found themselves on this island. Between horrible conditions and sickness, it is calculated that great majority of 80 thousand prisoners that served there never left the island and died thereโ€ฆ"

 

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https://www.prisonhistory.net/famous-prisons/devils-island/