Prison island

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, 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, location of Deer Island Prison, closed in 1991.
• McNeil Island, location of McNeil Island Corrections Center from 1875 to 2011.