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June 11, 2012 03:25 pm PDT
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Islands of exile
Alcatraz may be the most infamous prison island (unless you count Australia OK, I'm kidding!), but it's hardly the only one. Smithsonian lists ten "islands of exile," some of which were true penal colonies while others were just unfortunate destinations for banished individuals. Included are the likes of Patmos, Greece, Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, and [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/NoYKVL_d95s/islands-of-exile.html
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