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title: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-ri: North Korea Prison Camp Dossier | Save North Korea"
description: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-ri (Prison (kyohwaso)): Operating (per HRNK). Located in Pyongyang. Type of prisoners: Unknown Type of Labor: Coal mining This location has not been confirmed by HRNK prisoner testimony. It has been previously listed in NKDB and KINU reports. There is no further information about its current state of operation. Detailed analysis of Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-ri can be found in this 2019 HRNK report: https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/Bermudez_Pokchongni_FINALFINAL_Web.pdf"
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Prison · kyohwaso 

# Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-ri

8호 승호리 교화소

Situated in Sungho District, east of Pyongyang, this correctional camp is situated close to the capital and has historically been used for prisoners convicted of administrative infractions and political sensitivity.

**\~2,000** prisoners HRNK estimate 

**Active** Operating (per HRNK) 

**Social Security** run by 

Kangdong · Pyongyang

Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-ri · 39.0015°N, 126.0578°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0014583333333,126.057844444444,15z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

[ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#camps=camp-13)[ Kangdong county](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/kangdong)[ How the camp system works](https://savenorthkorea.org/learn/north-korea-prison-camps)

## Forced labor

- Coal mining

## How well documented

1. Satellite imagery
2. Listed by NKDB / KINU
3. Survivor testimony

## 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 (2019)** hrnk.org ↗ ](https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/Bermudez%5FPokchongni%5FFINALFINAL%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)