“At that time, there were 50 to 60 families at each work unit. The 7th Unit was larger. The 7th Unit was the central area of the PPC with a school, clinic and a shop. All prisoners come to the 7th Unit on Sundays. The distance from 5th Unit to the 7th Unit is 8 kilometers. Units from 1 to 4 have a different shop. They use the shop at the central area. The administration office is located at the 1st Unit. There was a shop. We used to receive supplies from the shop. The Koreans from Japan were concentrated in a separate location. I did not pay very much attention to their area and I don’t know anything about them. There was an SSA staff member at each work unit. They carry a gun. We cannot speak to each other and have time together.” (A05, former prisoner from Ipsok-ni, PPC No. 15, 1976~1980) “The concentration center is comprised of five villages including Kuup-ni, Ipsok-ni, Yongpyong-ni, Pyongjon-ni and Taesuk-ni. It is a very wide place as it encompasses one third of the entire Yodok County. Kuup-ni, Ipsonk-ni and Taesuk-ni are a high-security camp where prisoners of less serious political crimes are detained, such as those who attempted to defect to other countries, those critical of the North Korean system, those returned from other countries and who’ve shared facts about foreign countries with their families and others, and those who came from Japan or who surrendered to North Korea from South Korea. Unmarried offenders are held at a singles’ quarters and families are separated and settled in a family sector. The family sector was also divided between North Koreans and the Koreans from Japan. There were 1,300 single offenders, 9,300 North Korean families, 5,900 families from Japan in the high-security camp. There were a total of 50,000 prisoners in the entire area of Camp No. 15.” (Kang Chul-hwan from Ipsok-ni, Camp No. 15) 55