International Centre for Prisons

International Centre for Prisons Studies

Country DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF (NORTH) KOREA

Ministry responsible Ministry of Public Safety

Prison administration Correctional Department

Contact address Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Head of prison administration
(and title)

Director

Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)
*0
(The South Korean National Human Rights Commission has estimated that about 200,000 prisoners are held in prison camps. Amnesty International also estimates such a figure. South Korean Government sources have suggested a total of about 150,000.)

Country	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF (NORTH) KOREA
Ministry responsible	Ministry of Public Safety
Prison administration	Correctional Department
Contact address	Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Head of prison administration (and title)	Director
Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners)	0 (The South Korean National Human Rights Commission has estimated that about 200,000 prisoners* are held in prison camps. Amnesty International also estimates such a figure. South Korean Government sources have suggested a total of about 150,000.)