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Seoul Dongbu Detention Center

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Death-row facility

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Lee Myung-bak
    Lee Myung-bak
    1941 · politician

    Lee Myung-bak (pronounced /ˌmjʌŋ ˈbɑːk/; Korean: 이명박; pronounced [i.mjʌŋ.bak̚]; born 19 December 1941), often referred to by his initials MB, is a South Korean politician and business executive who served as the tenth president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013.

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Seoul Dongbu Detention Center. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/seoul-dongbu-detention-center
Chicago
"Seoul Dongbu Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/seoul-dongbu-detention-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-seoul-dongbu-detention-cent,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Seoul Dongbu Detention Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/seoul-dongbu-detention-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}