Table 2-5
Comparison of Severity of Punishment by Camps
Classification
Camp No. 13
Maximum-Security
Camp
Camp No. 14
MaximumSecurity
Camp
Camp No. 22
Camp No. 18
MaximumSecurity Camp
Trial for serious crimes
Process for
Judiciary Section,
Punishment Political Department in
charge of public
execution
Secret
Execution
Public
Execution
Open Trial only
for Public
Execution
Yes, up in the
mountain
Yes
Yes. Mother and
Yes. Secret Execution
Yes. Execution
brother of the
preferred for fear of illby firing squat
witness publicly
feeling by prisoners
or hanging
executed
Failure to
Accomplish
Work Quota
Added Labor
(Boarding
House/work site)
Reduced food
ration and
violence
Stealing
Added Labor
(Boarding
House/work site)
Severe Violence
at Will
94
Internal
imprisonment
without trial
Camp No. 15
Ipsok-ni, family Sector
Hight-Security
Open Trial only for Public
Execution
Camp No. 15
Camp No. 15 Camp No. 15
Taesuk-ni,
Sorimchon,
Yongpyong
Single Offender
Single Offeners, MaximumSector HHigh-security security Camp
Security
Open Trial only Open Trial only
for Public
for Public
Execution
Execution
Internal imprisonment
without trial
Internal
imprisonment
without trial
Internal
imprisonment
without trial
Yes, secret
execution site up
in the mountain
unknown
unknown
unknown
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes. Only in
case of attempt
for defection
Collective Sleep at
Violence,
Violence and
propaganda hall and
reduced food
reduced food
starting work early next ration and added
ration
morning
labor
Added Labor (Boarding
House/work site)
Internal
Imprisonment
Internal
Imprisonment
Secret
Execution
Assumed
Added labor
for
punishment