Prison camps · South Hamgyong Province
Prison · kyohwaso
Kyo-hwa-so No. 77, Danchon
77호 단천 교화소
Located near Danchon in South Hamgyong Province, this facility supported heavy mineral mining before being decommissioned in structural penal reorganizations.
?prisonersno published estimate
ClosedReported closed
Social Securityrun by
Open on the intel map Tanchon City county How the camp system works
Who is held here
- Men
- Political prisoners
- Genuine criminal offenders
- Border crossers
Forced labor
- Gold mining
How well documented
- Satellite imagery
- Listed by NKDB / KINU
- Survivor testimony
Also known as
HRNK ties one more site to this facility.
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
