Devil's Island: Colonies Of The Condemned

Colonies of the Condemned narrated by Stacy Keach is a series that looks at some of the most harsh prison colony's in history and in this documentary we discover perhaps the most severe. Devils Island located in French Guiana acted as a prison colony for over 100 years from 1852 to 1953 those sentenced to time there could look forward to a strict labour camp were beatings were common and even execution by guillotine was used. In the film we travel back to the forgotten Island and learn some of the history behind this colony of the condemned.

Watch the full documentary now on Documentary Fans Release Date: 2002 Duration: 50 Minutes.