Prison Camps · Kangwon Province · Kyohwaso
Kyo-hwa-so No. 88, Wonsan (88호 원산 교화소)
Prison (kyohwaso)
Operating (per HRNK)Operated by: Ministry of Social Security
Located in the port city of Wonsan, Kangwon Province, Kyohwaso No. 88 is an active correctional labor camp supporting harbor maintenance, construction, and coastal industry.
System Context & Human Rights Documentation
Correctional re-education facilities (kyohwaso) like Kyo-hwa-so No. 88, Wonsan 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.