If the gulags in North Korea don't kill them, then they will probably be psychologically traumatized for the remainder of their lives.
I will pray for them, as I pray for the civilians in North Korea every evening.
Saint Dismas, the Good thief who repented to Jesus during the Crucifixion, is the patron Saint for wrongfully condemned prisoners.
The worst case scenerio (if there can be one other than death) is they become part of the story that they were in NK doing investigative reporting about Human Trafficking of Women/Children.
Prayers for both.
In the camps, the women are freely raped, and if they get pregnant, undergo forced abortions.