Friday, April 29, 2011

How Many Prison Camps Are There In North Korea?

North Korea's Camp 22 prison

N.Korea 'Has Far More Prisons Than Previously Believed' -- Chosun Ilbo

At least 480 prisons and detention facilities are scattered around North Korea, an NGO claimed Tuesday.

Based on testimony of about 13,000 North Korean defectors, North Korean Human Rights Archives said the regime operates 210 detention centers and 210 labor camps, 23 prisons, 5 indoctrination camps, 27 holding facilities, and 6 political prison camps including in Yodok, Pukchang and Hoeryong.

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My Comment: In short .... there are 480 prisons and detention facilities in North Korea.

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