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title: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san: North Korea Prison Camp Dossier | Save North Korea"
description: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san (Prison (kyohwaso)): Operating (per HRNK). Located in South Pyongan Province. Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san is also transliterated as Chonsan, Jungsan, and Jeungsan.  500 Type of prisoners: Men, women, border crossers, political prisoners Type of Labor: Farming, construction, manufacturing Detailed analysis of Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san can be found in this 2017 HRNK report: https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/Hawk_The_Parallel_Gulag_Web.pdf"
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[Prison camps](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps) · South Pyongan Province

Prison · kyohwaso 

# Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san

11호 증산 교화소

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.

**Unknown** prisoners no reliable published estimate 

**Active** Operating (per HRNK) 

**Social Security** run by 

Jungsan · South Pyongan

Kyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-san · 39.1423°N, 125.3219°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.142294,125.3218811,15z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

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## Who is held here

- Men
- Women
- Border crossers
- Political prisoners

## Forced labor

- Farming
- Construction
- Manufacturing

## Also known as

- Chonsan
- Jungsan
- Jeungsan

## Why people end up here

Kyohwaso hold people sentenced through the regular courts. Sentences are set in years, but hunger, beatings and heavy labor kill many before release. Common charges:

- Illegal trading
- Smuggling across the border
- Watching foreign media
- Trying to escape to China

## Sources

- [**HRNK prison camp map** hrnk.org ↗ ](https://www.hrnk.org/)
- [**HRNK satellite report (2017)** hrnk.org ↗ ](https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/Hawk%5FThe%5FParallel%5FGulag%5FWeb.pdf)
- [**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 Pyongan Province

- [ © Esri, Maxar **Camp 14, Kaechon** Political prison camp · Operating ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-14)
- [ © Esri, Maxar **Camp 18, Pukchang** Political prison camp · Reported closed or merged ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-18)
- [ © Esri, Maxar **Sunchon Kyo-hwa-so** Prison · Operating (per HRNK) ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/sunchon-kyohwaso)