North Korea builds large new jail in Chongjin as national prison project expands

North Korea builds large new jail in Chongjin as national prison project expands

North Korea is building a large new prison in the northeast city of Chongjin, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, marking at least the 14th walled penitentiary the country has remodeled or constructed since late 2023. The addition raises the country’s incarceration capacity and comes amid leader Kim Jong Un’s ideological crackdown on […]