Prison camps · Pyongyang
Prison · kyohwaso
Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-ri
8호 승호리 교화소
Situated in Sungho District, east of Pyongyang, this correctional camp is situated close to the capital and has historically been used for prisoners convicted of administrative infractions and political sensitivity.
~2,000prisonersHRNK estimate
ActiveOperating (per HRNK)
Social Securityrun by
Open on the intel map Kangdong county How the camp system works
Forced labor
- Coal mining
How well documented
- Satellite imagery
- Listed by NKDB / KINU
- Survivor testimony
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
