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title: "Facility at I-gol: North Korea Prison Camp Dossier | Save North Korea"
description: "Facility at I-gol (Political prison camp (kwanliso)): Operating (per HRNK). Located in South Hamgyong Province. Type of prisoners: Unknown Type of Labor: Unknown This location has not been confirmed by HRNK prisoner testimony or listed by NGO reports. However, the satellite images share the appearance of other well documented kyo-hwa-so. There is no further information about its current state of operation."
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[Prison camps](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps) · South Hamgyong Province

Political prison camp · kwanliso 

# Facility at I-gol

이골 수용 시설

I-gol is a restricted security compound identified in South Hamgyong Province. Satellite surveillance demonstrates high-security fencing and perimeter guard towers consistent with state security detention centers.

**Unknown** prisoners no reliable published estimate 

**Active** Operating (per HRNK) 

**State Security** run by 

Pukchong · South Hamgyong

Facility at I-gol · 40.1644°N, 128.5120°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1644083333333,128.512002777778,13z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

[ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#camps=camp-14)[ Pukchong county](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/pukchong)[ How the camp system works](https://savenorthkorea.org/learn/north-korea-prison-camps)

## Crimes against humanity

Whole families are sent to kwanliso without trial under guilt by association (yeonjwa-je). The 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry found these crimes in the political prison camps:

- Extermination
- Murder
- Enslavement
- Torture
- Imprisonment
- Rape
- Forced abortion
- Persecution
- Enforced disappearance

## Sources

- [**HRNK prison camp map** hrnk.org ↗ ](https://www.hrnk.org/)
- [**UN Commission of Inquiry (2014)** ohchr.org ↗ ](https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/co-idprk/commission-inquiry-on-h-rin-dprk)

## Other facilities in South Hamgyong Province

- [ © Esri, Maxar **Camp 15, Yodok** Political prison camp · Reported closed or downsized, disputed ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-15)
- [ © Esri, Maxar **Kyo-hwa-so No. 9, Hamhung** Prison · Operating (per HRNK) ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kyohwaso-9-hamhung)
- [ © Esri, Maxar **Kyo-hwa-so No. 22, Oro** Prison · Reported closed ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kyohwaso-22-oro)