Prison Camps · Pyongyang City · Kyohwaso

Kyo-hwa-so No. 4, Kangdong (4호 강동 교화소)

Prison (kyohwaso)

Operating (per HRNK)~1,000 estimated prisonersOperated by: Ministry of Social Security

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

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Facility Type

Prison (kyohwaso)

Status

Operating (per HRNK)

Province

Pyongyang City

County

Kangdong

Controlling Body

Ministry of Social Security

Estimated Prisoners

~1,000 (HRNK estimate)

Coordinates

39.0089°N, 126.1530°E

System Context & Human Rights Documentation

Correctional re-education facilities (kyohwaso) like Kyo-hwa-so No. 4, Kangdong 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.

System Context & Human Rights Documentation

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