The Penal Colony Built to Kill
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France established the penal colony system in Cayenne, French Guiana in 1852 under Emperor Napoleon III, officially formalized by the transportation law of 1854. This brutal prison complex encompassed multiple locations including the infamous Devil's Island (reserved for political prisoners), Île Royale, Saint-Joseph Island, and mainland facilities in Cayenne and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The most famous prisoner was Captain Alfred Dreyfus, unjustly convicted of treason and imprisoned from 1895 t
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Looming ominously off the coast of French Guiana in South America, a mere 8.5 miles or 13.76 kilometers away, stands Devil’s Island, or Île Du Diable, as it's known in French. The island's memorable name alludes to its chilling past as a ruthless penal colony, where its isolation, climate, and brutal prison culture led to deaths of tens of thousands of prisoners. Today, we're going to take a trip to this small, but very deadly island, and delve into its history of violence, its unique geography,
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