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Daejeon Prison

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1919

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1919

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Lee Se-gyun
    1922 · resistance fighter
  • Kim Yeong-dal
    1934 · soldier
  • Jeon Jin
    1923–2012 · resistance fighter
  • Kim Sŏn-myŏng
    1925–2011 · army scout
  • Ryu Han-wook
    1917–2009 · boxer
  • Kim Eun-hwan
    1930 · spy
  • Choi Seon-muk
    1928 · calligrapher
  • Woo Yong-gak
    1930–2012 · spy

    Woo Yong-gak (29 November 1929 – 7 December 2012) was a North Korean commando who was released from incarceration in South Korea on 25 February 1999. He served 40 years, 7 months and 13 days in prison as one of South Korea's unconverted long-term prisoners.

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World Prisons. (2026). Daejeon Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/daejeon-prison
Chicago
"Daejeon Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/daejeon-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-daejeon-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Daejeon Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/daejeon-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}