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- France will build a new €400 million high-security prison in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana, announced by Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin in May 2025.
- The plan follows recent violent attacks on prisons in mainland France and aims to address chronic overcrowding and the growing drug trafficking threat in the territory.
- The facility, to open as early as 2028, will hold up to 500 inmates including drug traffickers and radical Islamists, with a separate wing for the most dangerous prisoners.
- Darmanin said the prison's remote location will isolate criminal leaders and prevent contacts with networks, describing an "extremely strict carceral regime" to incapacitate them.
- The project has drawn criticism from local officials who oppose housing mainland criminals in the region, arguing that French Guiana needs social infrastructure like schools and roads instead.
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ThePatriotLight - DEVIL’S ISLAND 2.0: Macron’s France To Build New High-Security Prison in the Tropical Jungle of French Guiana, Near the Site of One of the World’s Mos...
ThePatriotLight - After unchecked French Organized Crime Gangs promoted nightly attacks against prisons, it appears that Paris will at long last start thinking seriously about tackling the problem – even if they go about it in a surprising way. If you were surprised that US President Donald J. Trump floated the idea of rebuilding the Alcatraz prison, just brace yourself for the French idea of building a successor for one of the most infamous pri…
France Builds Mega-Ports in the Middle of the Jungle
France plans to set up a huge prison for drug bosses and terrorists in the tropical jungle of French Guiana. In the completely isolated fortress, 500 serious criminals are to be accommodated, with their own areas for terrorists and drug bosses – 7000 kilometers from Paris. According to the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, the plan was announced last Saturday by France's Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin. His mission: "The most dangerou…
DEVIL’S ISLAND 2.0: Macron’s France To Build New High-Security Prison in the Tropical Jungle of French Guiana, Near the Site of One of the World’s Most Infamous Hell-Holes
After unchecked French Organized Crime Gangs promoted nightly attacks against prisons, it appears that Paris will at long last start thinking seriously about tackling the problem – even if they go about it in a surprising way.
France to Construct Prison in Amazon Jungle to Combat Drug-Trafficking
Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest. Credits: Lubasi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons France will construct a new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, within its overseas territory of French Guiana. The aim is to isolate top drug traffickers and gang leaders, keeping them far from mainland criminal networks, officials announced this week. The facility will cost €400 million (about $449 million) and is expected to open by 2028. It …
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