Similar ideas have been tried in the past. Usually with islands far away.
I suggest you read Papillon, a real story of a convict sent to "Devil's Island" a French Prison Island located off of South American (French Guiana) by the French. He eventually escaped (against very long odds - the island was thought to be escape proof due to the rough seas) and made it to Venezuela where he prospered.
The British used Australia as a prison "island" as well, and was "founded" by the British as a penal colony. Currently about 20% of the Australian population today are descendants of those prisoners.
There are other examples. In the end, they did not work to contain the prisoners.
Would my idea actually work in real life?
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Similar ideas have been tried in the past. Usually with islands far away.
I suggest you read Papillon, a real story of a convict sent to "Devil's Island" a French Prison Island located off of South American (French Guiana) by the French. He eventually escaped (against very long odds - the island was thought to be escape proof due to the rough seas) and made it to Venezuela where he prospered.
The British used Australia as a prison "island" as well, and was "founded" by the British as a penal colony. Currently about 20% of the Australian population today are descendants of those prisoners.
There are other examples. In the end, they did not work to contain the prisoners.