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Henri Charriere, aka Papillon, wrote a popular account of escaping this island prison on a coconut raft |
Devil's Island
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$1,200 |
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ISLAND PRISONS |
2014-03-10 |
#6791 |
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Until the 1950s, this island off French Guiana was used as a penal colony |
Devil's Island
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$600 |
J |
ISLANDS |
2007-12-19 |
#5358 |
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The Safety Islands off French Guiana consist of Royale, Saint-Joseph & this diabolical island |
Devil's Island
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$300 |
J |
ISLANDS |
1998-01-07 |
#3078 |
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In 1895 Alfred Dreyfus was sent here |
Devil's Island
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1995-07-19 |
#2523 |
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This one-time penal colony, located off French Guiana, is the smallest of the 3 Safety Islands |
Devil's Island
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$400 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1994-11-23 |
#2353 |
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At the time of Alfred Dreyfus' imprisonment on this island off French Guiana, it was virtually uninhabited |
Devil's Island
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$600 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1992-11-06 |
#1880 |
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Papillon, the French "butterfly", was netted & brought to this prison |
Devil's Island
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$200 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1985-10-04 |
#280 |
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The green hell to which Dreyfus & Papillon were sentenced |
Devil's Island
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$400 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1984-10-09 |
#22 |