When prisoners died from starvation,ДЇever, or anything else, their bodies would be loaded onto wheelbarrows andДumped into the sea. We mentioned there were sharks circulating around the Would light up sticks of sulfur, throw them into the cages, and close off the If there was too much noise or singing, the guards If prisoners attempted to escape, hot steam wouldД«e released into the cage, scalding all the prisoners inside.ДЄnother method of subduing was using sliding metal doorsД«uilt around the cages. The first one was using steam pipes, fitted inside theД¬ages on the prisoner ship. The island, guards used two very successful techniques. To make sure the prisoners behaved nicely on their way to Prison, many of the prisoners grew angry, and fought among themselves. But there was a catch, you had to reach outside yourД«ecause of the hot and tropical air on the way to the

If you were thirsty, the only source of water was the stale waterД«arrel left for prisoners. There was no air to breathe in the darkness, and cages had only hammocks for The men were led down belowdecks and stuffed into cages. Prisoners became onlyДЄ number, and nobody cared whether you live or die on your way to the island. Prisoners were loaded ontoДЄ ship, and immediately lost their individual identities. Trip was even more horrific than the Island itself. Many of the convicts died on the way to the Island. To spend the same time living in French Guiana, where it was nearly impossible Once you serve your sentence on DevilвЂ™s Island, you have OnlyДҐ,000 people survived to see their release date, and the closing of the prison.Д«ut there was a catch. More than 40% died in the first year on the island. Murderers, rapists, and political prisoners. Period of 100 years, more than 70,000 convicts were sent there. However, not many of the prisoners sent there lived to see the end. Not many lived to see the endДЄs mentioned previously, the prison was closed in 1953. They waited for the bodies of prisoners, no matter whether While the solitary confinement was meted out on the southernmost island.Д®scape was virtually impossible because of the sharksД¬irculating the island. Most of the prison population was placed in that area, That wasДue to the treacherous rocks and strong cross-currents. There was no other safe access to and off the island than a cable car crossingД¦0-foot-wide channel between the main island and the DevilвЂ™s Island. However, it was later transformed to a prison for political prisoners. In the beginning, DevilвЂ™s Island was used as a leperД¬olony. With that in mind, here are a couple of facts Political prisoners, the most famous prisoner in the Penal colony of Cayenne Notorious for being used for the internal exile of French Rate, which was 75% at its worst, and you have an idea of what happened there. Receiving convicts from all parts of the Second FrenchД®mpire, it was infamous for its harsh treatment of detainees. The penal colony ofД¬ayenne was opened in 1852, and operated for little more than 100 years. Is located in the SalvationвЂ™s Islands of French Guiana. That was due to the treacherous rocks and strong cross-currentsДevilвЂ™s Island, one of the most infamous prisons in the world There was no other safe access to and off the island than a cable car crossing 60-foot-wide channel between the main island and the DevilвЂ™s Island.

In the beginning, DevilвЂ™s Island was used as a leper colony.

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