| Country | Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea |
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| Ministry responsible |
Ministry of Public Safety
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| Prison administration |
Correctional Department
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| Contact address |
Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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| Head of prison administration (and title) | Director
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| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | The U.S. State Department human rights report for 2016 says that estimates of the prison population total range between 80,000 and 120,000.
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| Number of establishments / institutions | ‘’NGO reports documented six types of detention facilities: kwanliso (political penal-labor camps), kyohwaso (correctional or re-education centers), kyoyangso (labor-reform centers), jipkyulso (collection centers for low-level criminals), rodong danryeondae (labor-training centers), and kuryujang or kamok (interrogation facilities or jails.” (U.S. State Department human rights report for 2015)
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