World: Prison Islands, Active and Historical
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There are several islands in the world that serve or have served as prisons or places of confinement. The advantage of prison islands is their almost complete isolation from the outside world. So where are these "Château d'Ifs" located, and who are their inmates? Below is a selection of the most famous prison islands in the world.
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Bastøy Island – a Norwegian hell turned into a paradise for prisoners
Alcatraz Island - a former prison in San Francisco Bay
Alcatraz Main Cell House, Pier 39, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalSolovetsky Special Purpose Camp (SLON, "Solovki")
Fire Island (Vologda Pyatak) - a special regime zone for life-term prisoners
Mont-Saint-Michel Island - The Sea Bastille, the French Solovki
Rikers Island is the largest correctional facility in the world.
Robben Island - Prison Museum in South Africa
The Island and Château d'If – a Terrifying Prison with a 200-Year History
Embarcadère Frioul If, 1 Quai de la Fraternité, 13001 Marseille, France
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalDevil's Island - a French prison for particularly dangerous criminals
Peter and Paul Fortress - the main secret prison of the empire
Territory: Peter and Paul Fortress, 6, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197198
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalSpike Island – the infamous prison of Ireland
McNeil Island - former federal prison, now a center for housing sex offenders
Gorgona Island (Colombia) - the forgotten Colombian Alcatraz
Norfolk Island – Hell in a Pacific Paradise
154 Taylors Rd, Burnt Pine 2899, Norfolk Island
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalSaint Helena Island - a hellhole of the Pacific Ocean or Queensland hell
J67M+WQ Saint Helena Island, Queensland, Australia
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalSaint Helena Island – From Napoleon to the Present Day
Goli Otok Island - Yugoslav Political Prison
Santo Stefano Island - the prison where the dream of a united Europe was born.
The Princes' Islands - the main prison of the Byzantine Empire, the island of Proti
Kınalıada, Akgünlük St. No:13, 34977 Adalar/Istanbul, Turkey
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalThe Princes' Islands - the main prison of the Byzantine Empire, the island of Antigoni
Burgazada Mah No: 89069, Burgazadası, 34975 Adalar/Istanbul, Turkey
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalPrinces' Islands - the main prison of the Byzantine Empire, the island of Halki
Heybeliada, Refah Martyrs Street No:49, 34973 Adalar/Istanbul, Turkey
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalPrinces' Islands - the main prison of the Byzantine Empire, Büyükada Island (Prinkipo or Prinkipos)
Çınar Square No. 3 Büyükada, Büyükada-Nizam, 34970 Adalar/Istanbul, Turkey
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalPrinces' Islands - the main prison of the Byzantine Empire, Sedef Island
Büyükada - Maden Neighborhood, Füsun Street No:30, 34970 Adalar/Istanbul, Turkey
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalPrinces' Islands - the main prison of the Byzantine Empire, island Yassıada
VX7V+P6, 34970 Princes' Islands/Istanbul, Turkey
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalPrinces' Islands - the main prison of the Byzantine Empire, the island of Oksia
Pyanosa Island - prison for the Red Brigades and the mafia
Isola di Pianosa, Campo nell'Elba, 57034 Campo nell'Elba LI, Italy
World: Prison Islands, Active and HistoricalAsinara Island - a maximum-security prison for the mafia and terrorists
Longholmen Hostel, the former Central Prison of Sweden on the eponymous island
Fort Porokhovoy or the Gunpowder Cellar of the Naval Department
XRQ7+R9 Kronstadt District, Saint Petersburg, Russia
World: Prison Islands, Active and Historical