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title: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 88, Wonsan: North Korea Prison Camp Dossier | Save North Korea"
description: "Kyo-hwa-so No. 88, Wonsan (Prison (kyohwaso)): Operating (per HRNK). Located in Kangwon Province. Type of prisoners: Unknown Type of Labor: Unknown 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. A second location associated with this camp is located in Chuksan-ri at 39° 11’57.43”N 127° 20’45.07”E"
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[Prison camps](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps) · Kangwon Province

Prison · kyohwaso 

# Kyo-hwa-so No. 88, Wonsan

88호 원산 교화소

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.

**Unknown** prisoners no reliable published estimate 

**Active** Operating (per HRNK) 

**Social Security** run by 

Wonsan City · Kangwon

Kyo-hwa-so No. 88, Wonsan · 39.1572°N, 127.3644°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1572112,127.3643518,15z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

[ Open on the intel map](https://savenorthkorea.org/map#camps=camp-10)[ Wonsan City county](https://savenorthkorea.org/counties/wonsan)[ How the camp system works](https://savenorthkorea.org/learn/north-korea-prison-camps)

## How well documented

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

## Also known as

HRNK ties one more site to this 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)

## Other facilities in Kangwon Province

- [ © Esri, Maxar **Kyo-hwa-so No. 8, Yongdam** Prison · Operating (per HRNK) ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kyohwaso-8-yongdam)