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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > Devil's Island
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > Devil's Island
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > Devil's Island
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > key organizations (criminology) > Devil's Island
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > key organizations (criminology) > Devil's Island

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Devil's Island  

Definition(s)

  • The Devil's Island prison complex was located in French Guiana off the Atlantic coast. It consisted of a three island cluster, the Iles du Salut (Islands of Salvation), plus some sections of mainland French Guiana. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Devil's Island]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PNZ3HNVV-T

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