Prison Camps · South Pyongan Province · Kyohwaso
Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san (11호 증산 교화소)
Prison (kyohwaso)
Operating (per HRNK)Operated by: Ministry of Social Security
Kyohwaso No. 11 in Chungsan County, South Pyongan Province, operates extensive coastal salt fields and farming brigades. Testimonies documented by the UN Commission of Inquiry describe extreme physical exhaustion, severe water contamination, and high fatality rates among prisoners assigned to salt production.
System Context & Human Rights Documentation
Correctional re-education facilities (kyohwaso) like Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san house individuals sentenced through the formal criminal system for offenses including illegal economic activity, cross-border smuggling, viewing foreign media, or attempting to escape into China. While sentences are nominally for a set number of years, severe malnutrition, physical beatings, and grueling manual labor result in high prisoner mortality rates.