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Vicious Killers On Devil's Island A Penal World
In a tour of Royale and St Joseph islands off French Guiana, the AP reporter describes 375 and 362 prisoners respectively, including the killer Count de Crozet de Reussac, the grim routine of eight hour work days, meager rations, solitary cells, and the brutal climate that traps escapees and shapes life on the notorious Devil's Island penal colony.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Devil's Island
Iles du Sault
French Guiana
France
MacKenzie
Devil’s Island
Royale
St. Joseph's Isles
Isles
Royale and
St. Joseph
L'Isle du Diable
Laget
Montpelier
Philipponent
Bayle
Count de Crozet de Reussac
Fece
Guiana
Amazon
Penitentiaries
Cayenne
Venezuela
Far Western
Wilds