Prison Camps · North Hwanghae Province · Kyohwaso
Kyo-hwa-so No. 6, Sariwon (6호 사리원 교화소)
Prison (kyohwaso)
Operating (per HRNK)~3,000 estimated prisonersOperated by: Ministry of Social Security
Located in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, Kyohwaso No. 6 holds roughly 3,000 inmates working in cement manufacturing, agricultural farming, and masonry.
System Context & Human Rights Documentation
Correctional re-education facilities (kyohwaso) like Kyo-hwa-so No. 6, Sariwon 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.