What France’s New Maximum Security Prison Will Be Like in the Amazon and Why Paris Is Accused of Wanting to Reinstate a “Criminal Colony” in South America

The European country called “bagne” the penal colonies in the world; from 1852 to 1953, French Guiana functioned as one of those

In the middle of the Amazon jungle, an official announcement rekindled old fears. The French government has revealed its plans to build a new maximum security prison in a remote corner of South America, and the reaction has been immediate. Authorities say it will serve to lock up the most dangerous criminals, but the locals do not see it this way. In the following note, we tell you all the details of this controversial measure.

From 1852 to 1953, Guiana Francesa, a French ultrasound department in Am rich in the South, worked as a bathroom. It was so that Fran called her "the penal Niles" around the world, usually territize poor and m-colonized rivers, where he sent his Indian prisoners and was going to work. Read more (05/28/2025)

Strategic location was intended to minimize the chances of escape or connection to criminal networks, according to the French Government The French Government recently announced the creation of a maximum security prison in the heart of the Amazon forest in one of the most remote regions under French administration: Guyana. The project of “super-presidial” in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni aims to arrest the most dangerous criminals in the European coun…

Cayenne – In the jungle of French Guiana comes a place for drug dealers and terrorists.