Prison island
A prison island is an island housing a prison. Islands have often been used as sites of prisons throughout history due to their natural isolation preventing escape.[1][2]
Prison islands by country
China
- Dongguan Prison occupies most of Xinzhou, an island in the East River
Croatia
- Goli otok, location of the prison and torture camp for political dissidents in SFR Yugoslavia, from 1949 to 1988
France
- Île Royale, 1852-1952, part of the Devil's Island penal colony
- Devil's Island (Kourou), 1852-1952, part of the Devil's Island penal colony
- Saint-Joseph Island, 1852-1952, part of the Devil's Island penal colony
- Île Sainte-Marguerite, 1600s-1900s.
Indonesia
- Nusa Kambangan off the southern coast of Java is a notorious prison island, and contains a number of prisons.
Malaysia
- Jerejak Island, location of the Jerejak Rehabilitation Centre from 1969 to 1993. Called the 'Alcatraz of Malaysia'.
Montenegro
- Grmožur, a fortified islet in Lake Skadar which served as a prison
- Mamula, location of the Fascist Italian concentration camp, from 1942 to 1945
Russia
- Ognenny Ostrov, location of Vologodskiy Pyatak prison since 1917.
South Africa
- Robben Island, location of Robben Island Prison from 1961 to 1996.
Tanzania
- Changuu, known as 'Prison Island'. Held rebellious slaves in 1860s.
Turkey
- İmralı island, location of a prison since 1935.
United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland
- Spike Island, County Cork, from 1847 to 2004. Part of Treaty Ports.
United States
- Alcatraz Island, location of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary from 1934 until 1963.
- Rikers Island, location of New York City's main jail complex.
- Deer Island (Massachusetts), location of Deer Island Prison, closed in 1991.
- McNeil Island, location of McNeil Island Corrections Center from 1875 to 2011.[3]
References
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