Prison camps · South Hamgyong Province
Prison · kyohwaso
Kyo-hwa-so No. 9, Hamhung
9호 함흥 교화소
Kyohwaso No. 9 in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, is located in North Korea’s primary chemical and manufacturing hub. Inmates perform forced labor in toxic chemical processing and regional plant maintenance.
?prisonersno published estimate
ActiveOperating (per HRNK)
Social Securityrun by
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Who is held here
- Men
- Women
- Political prisoners
- Forcibly repatriated women
Forced labor
- Sewing
- Farming
- Gold mining
Also known as
- Hamheung
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
