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Bookmark or Share- Why Devil's Island Was The World's Most Feared Prison - All That's ...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.
- Devils Island | French Guiana, Map, & Facts | BritannicaDevils Island, rocky islet off the Atlantic coast of French Guiana. The smallest of the three Îles du Salut, about 10 miles (16 km) from the mainland and the Kourou River mouth, it is a narrow strip of land about 3,900 feet (1,200 metres) long and 1,320 feet (400 metres) broad, mostly covered by palm trees.
- Devil's Island - Crime MuseumOff the coast of French Guiana is a small island with just 34-acres in its entirety. This island was used as a penal colony for the French from 1852 to 1952. During these hundred years of operation, the site earned the infamous nickname of “The Devil’s Island.”
- Exploring the Dark and Infamous History of Devil’s IslandDevil’s Island, its true name Cayenne, is a penal colony of French Guiana with a haunted history. Here lie the crumbled remains of a prison opened in 1852. Infamous for housing French political prisoners cast out of France by Emperor Napoleon III, it eventually became home to tens of thousands of hardened criminals.
- Devil’s Island – Abandoned Penal Colony, French GuianaDuring its life as a place of incarceration, over 80,000 men were imprisoned. Devils Islands also became one of the most notorious prison systems in the world. Known for its harsh conditions and ridiculous mortality rate, which was believed to be more than 75%.
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