Deep in the Amazon jungle, France plans to open a $450 million high-security prison to isolate drug lords and radical Islamists—turning a notorious former penal colony into a fortress for modern ...

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the ...

France condemned Israel's strike against Tehran's Evin prison, where the Iranian regime holds political prisoners and dissidents, saying that it endangered two French citizens who have been held ...

France is set to construct a high-security prison in French Guiana. This move aims to isolate dangerous criminals, including drug traffickers. The prison will house around 500 inmates. It will use ...