Shrinking South Korean towns compete to host once-shunned prisons
Yeongdeok, Yeongyang, Uiseong and Cheongsong counties in North Gyeongsang Province, the city of Jecheon and Boeun County in North Chungcheong Province, and Jeongseon County in Gangwon Province submitted bids, Yonhap News Agency reported on Nov. 4, the Justice Ministry’s deadline for proposals. The ministry plans to choose the four sites in December. It will spend … Read more