Contact Admin. The official name is Kwan-li-so Penal-labour colony No. Satellite images show a major expansion of the camp after Chongjin camp is a lifetime prison. Like the other political prison camps it is controlled by the state security agency.
The main purpose of the camp is to isolate political prisoners from society. Popular North Korean consumer products like Kalmaegi bicycles [8] are manufactured by prisoners using hand tools. Ahn Myung-chul a former prison guard in Hoeryong concentration camp described Chongjin camp as a top-level political prisoner camp, [10] therefore harsh conditions can be assumed.
Detailed analysis of satellite images shows a major expansion of the camp perimeter in Along the new fence line 17 additional guard posts were erected. In the eastern part of the new perimeter several new buildings were erected from to , possibly to be used as prisoner housing.
There are no first-hand witness accounts on the camp; however, there are some reports by North Korean defectors on prisoners in Chongjin camp.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Human rights in North Korea Censorship Media. Prisons Kwanliso concentration camps. Prostitution Kippumjo Pleasure Squad. Prison camps of North Korea.
