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Devil's Island

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    (1852-August 22, 1953)
    Île du Diable
    Founded by Napoleon III
    Island off of French Guiana
    Prison for French Political Prisoners
    Housed 80,000 prisoners

Why Devil's Island might be annoying:

    Savage murderers and petty thieves were mixed together.
    Due to French anti-semitism, Alfred Dreyfus was exiled to Devil's Island.
    More than 60% of the prisoners sentence to the penal colony died there due to disease, mistreatment and failed escaped attempts.
    Although Devil's Island was one specific island, the entire penal colony was known as Devil's Island.

Why Devil's Island might not be annoying:

    It removed criminals from France.
    The name has become synonymous with man's evil treatment of other men.
    If a prisoner escaped to Dutch Guiana, he was given freedom, however a number of those prisoners took advantage of the Dutch generosity by committing crimes there. Eventually, Dutch Guinea reversed their decision and return all but prisoners of German extraction to Devil's Island.

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 95 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 51.26% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 363 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 209 Votes: 58.37% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 270 Votes: 55.93% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 569 Votes: 53.78% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying