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Prison · kyohwaso

Kyo-hwa-so No. 4, Kangdong

4호 강동 교화소

Kyohwaso No. 4 in Kangdong County, east of Pyongyang, houses approximately 1,000 inmates engaged in glassmaking, pottery, and ceramic manufacturing under armed supervision.

~1,000prisonersHRNK estimate
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JagangKangwonNampoNorth HamgyongNorth HwanghaeNorth PyonganPyongyangRyanggangSouth HamgyongSouth HwanghaeSouth PyonganKangdongCamp 14, KaechonCamp 25, ChongjinCamp 15, YodokCamp 16, HwasongCamp 22, HoeryongCamp 18, PukchangKyo-hwa-so No. 8, YongdamKyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-sanKyo-hwa-so No. 7, KanggyeKyo-hwa-so No. 2, DongrimKyo-hwa-so No. 88, WonsanKyo-hwa-so No. 9, HamhungSunchon Kyo-hwa-soKyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-riFacility at I-golFacility at UdanCh’oma-bong Restricted AreaKyo-hwa-so No. 3, SinuijuKyohwaso No. 1, KaechonKyohwaso No. 12, ChongoriKyo-hwa-so No. 6, SariwonKyo-hwa-so No. 22, OroKyo-hwa-so No. 77, Danchon
Kangdong · Pyongyang
Kyo-hwa-so No. 4, Kangdong · 39.0089°N, 126.1530°EGoogle Maps ↗ · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

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Who is held here

  • Men
  • Civilian and military offenders
  • Political prisoners

Forced labor

  • Limestone and cement production

Also known as

  • Gangdong

Why people end up here

Kyohwaso hold people sentenced through the regular courts. Sentences are set in years, but hunger, beatings and heavy labor kill many before release. Common charges:

  • Illegal trading
  • Smuggling across the border
  • Watching foreign media
  • Trying to escape to China

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