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The penal colony of Cayenne (French: Bagne de Cayenne), commonly known as Devil's Island (Île du Diable), was a French penal colony that operated for 100 years, from 1852 to 1952, and officially closed in 1953, in the Salvation Islands of French Guiana.
Aug 23, 2021 · From 1852 to 1953, Devil’s Island — which actually encompasses three islands off the coast of French Guiana and a slice of Cayenne — housed French prisoners. Their crimes ranged from offending Napoleon III to murder.
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Nov 24, 2020 · Dubbed the Dry Guillotine by former prisoner and author, René Belbenoît, Devil's Island was a brutal penal colony in picturesque French Guiana. Hellish conditions, disease, and unimaginable torture were just some of the stories to make it off the island.
Nov 6, 2021 · Henri Charrière escaped from Devil's Island in 1942, published the bestselling "Papillon," and ultimately won his freedom in 1970. How this Paris gangster escaped the infamous prison on Devil's Island and became a celebrity for it.
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- Devil's Island in the Salvation Isles of French Guiana. Cruise ship passengers and other tourists are not allowed to visit Devil's Island, which is one of the three Salvation Islands, also known as Iles du Salut, of French Guiana off the coast of South America.
- Isle Royale Hotel near Devil's Island. Isle Royale is one of the three Salvation Islands, the most famous of which is Devil's Island. Auberge des Îles du Salut is the Isle Royale Hotel.
- Barracks Building near Devils Island. One of the barracks buildings on Isle Royale near Devil's Island. Continue to 4 of 24 below.
- Devils Island - South America Cruise Ship Port of Call. A look at Devil's Island from Isle Royale. The two Salvation Islands had different types of prisoners and were connected with a basket on a pulley system.
Jul 22, 2021 · Devil's Island was a French prison system located off the coast of French Guiana in South America. If you were sentenced to do time there, well, that was pretty much the same as a death sentence, only not as much fun.
Aug 11, 2015 · One of the most well-known inmates was Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish-French officer wrongly accused of treason, who spent four years incarcerated at a notorious prison there called Devil’s Island.
