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The prisons, jails and police of North Korea

In North Korea, the atlas records 14 correctional facilities and 18 police units. North Korea publishes no information on its places of detention. The few sites shown come from open map data and are far from complete. Among them are 17 police stations, 13 prisons and 1 border police. South Pyongan has the most entries of any province, with 14. Choose one of 7 provinces to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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JagangKangwonNorth HamgyongNorth PyonganPyongyangRyanggangSouth PyonganKyo-hwa-so No. 88Men's prisonWomen's prisonOrdinary Prison Camp (Kyohwaso) No. 3Gangdong No. 4 Correctional InstitutionDetainee Division BDetainee Division DDetainee Division EDetainee Division Number 2Detainee Division Number 4Detainee Division Number 8Detainee Division Number 9Jeungsan Number 11 Detention FacilityKaechon Reeducation camp No. 1
Composition

What the atlas holds here

17Police stations
13Prisons
1Border police
1Women's prison
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Prisons & jails

14 facilities

14 entries
Detainee Division BPrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Detainee Division DPrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Detainee Division EPrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Detainee Division Number 2PrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Detainee Division Number 4PrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Detainee Division Number 8PrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Detainee Division Number 9PrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Gangdong No. 4 Correctional InstitutionPrisonKangdongPyongyang
Jeungsan Number 11 Detention FacilityPrisonJungsanSouth Pyongan
Kaechon Reeducation camp No. 1PrisonKaechon CitySouth Pyongan
Kyo-hwa-so No. 88PrisonWonsan CityKangwon
Men's prisonPrisonPuryongNorth Hamgyong
Ordinary Prison Camp (Kyohwaso) No. 3PrisonSinuiju CityNorth Pyongan
Women's prisonWomen's prisonPuryongNorth Hamgyong
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in North Korea?

The atlas lists 14 prisons, jails and detention centres in North Korea, including 13 prisons and 1 women's prison.

How many police stations are in North Korea?

18 police units are listed for North Korea: 17 police stations and 1 border police.

Can I look up a prisoner in North Korea?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in North Korea. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which province has the most facilities?

South Pyongan, with 9 prisons and jails and 5 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Not yet. The facility pages show each address and map location; the agency's own website is the authority for current contact details.

What specialised facilities are there in North Korea?

The atlas lists 1 women's prison here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is North Korea divided in the atlas?

The atlas files North Korea by province, following official administrative boundaries; 7 provinces currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the province where it is located; South Pyongan is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in North Korea?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 18 police units here. Open a province to see the units in each area.

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