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title: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 6, Sariwon: North Korea Prison Camp Dossier | Save North Korea"
description: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 6, Sariwon (Prison (kyohwaso)): Operating (per HRNK). Located in North Hwanghae Province. to 4,000 Type of prisoners: Men, political prisoners Type of Labor: Clothing and Shoe factory, farming, \"model detention facility\" Kyo-hwa-so No. 6, Sariwon was one of the earliest North Korean prison camps to become widely known about outside of North Korea because of the involvement of Amnesty International in the release of Ali Lameda and Jacques Sedillot. They were members in good standing in the Venezuelan and French, respectively, communist parties. In 1967, both were recruited to Pyongyan"
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Prison · kyohwaso 

# Kyo-hwa-so No. 6, Sariwon

6호 사리원 교화소

Located in Sariwon, North Hwanghae Province, Kyohwaso No. 6 holds roughly 3,000 inmates working in cement manufacturing, agricultural farming, and masonry.

**\~3,000** prisoners HRNK estimate 

**Active** Operating (per HRNK) 

**Social Security** run by 

Pongsan · North Hwanghae

Kyo-hwa-so No. 6, Sariwon · 38.5126°N, 125.7741°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@38.5126138888889,125.774052777778,15z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

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## Who is held here

- Men
- Political prisoners

## Forced labor

- Clothing and Shoe factory
- Farming
- Model detention facility

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