Prisons Act, 1894
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The Prisons Act, 1894 is an Indian law that lays down the rules and regulations for the management, discipline, and administration of prisons across the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prisons Act, 1894 canonical | 4 |
| Prisons Act 1894 (India) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T861161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prisons Act, 1894 Context triple: [Ambala Central Jail, governingLaw, Prisons Act, 1894]
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A.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
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B.
Training Prevention Act 1819
The Training Prevention Act 1819 was a British law aimed at suppressing unauthorized military drilling and paramilitary training in the aftermath of social unrest such as the Peterloo Massacre.
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C.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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D.
Misdemeanours Act 1819
The Misdemeanours Act 1819 was a British law passed in the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre to speed up the prosecution of political offenders and suppress radical and reformist activities.
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E.
Metropolitan Police Act 1829
The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 is the landmark British law that established the first modern, professional police force for London, laying the foundation for contemporary policing in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prisons Act, 1894 Target entity description: The Prisons Act, 1894 is an Indian law that lays down the rules and regulations for the management, discipline, and administration of prisons across the country.
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A.
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was one of the British "Intolerable Acts" of 1774 that altered legal procedures in the American colonies, contributing to rising colonial resentment before the American Revolution.
-
B.
Training Prevention Act 1819
The Training Prevention Act 1819 was a British law aimed at suppressing unauthorized military drilling and paramilitary training in the aftermath of social unrest such as the Peterloo Massacre.
-
C.
Peonage Act of 1867
The Peonage Act of 1867 is a U.S. federal law that criminalized debt peonage and other forms of forced labor, reinforcing the abolition of slavery established by the Thirteenth Amendment.
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D.
Misdemeanours Act 1819
The Misdemeanours Act 1819 was a British law passed in the aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre to speed up the prosecution of political offenders and suppress radical and reformist activities.
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E.
Metropolitan Police Act 1829
The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 is the landmark British law that established the first modern, professional police force for London, laying the foundation for contemporary policing in the United Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
ⓘ
Indian statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
prison officers
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prisoners ⓘ prisons ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on medical examination of prisoners
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provisions on prison offences ⓘ provisions on record-keeping in prisons ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1894 ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
Imperial Legislative Council of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Legislative Council
|
| governs | administration of prisons in India ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British India ⓘ |
| influenced | state prison manuals in India ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationType | central legislation of India ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal justice
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penal law ⓘ |
| legislature | Imperial Legislative Council of India ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to amend the law relating to prisons ⓘ |
| providesFor |
classification of prisoners
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disciplinary punishments for prison offences ⓘ health and sanitation in prisons ⓘ inspection of prisons ⓘ labour by prisoners ⓘ maintenance of prisoners ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prescribe duties and powers of prison authorities
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to provide rules for discipline and control in prisons ⓘ to regulate the management of prisons in India ⓘ |
| regulates |
admission and removal of prisoners
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communication and interviews of prisoners ⓘ confinement and separation of prisoners ⓘ powers of prison officers ⓘ prison discipline ⓘ search of prisoners ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
ⓘ
Indian Penal Code ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Penal Code, 1860
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| shortTitle | Prisons Act, 1894 self-link ⓘ |
| statusInIndia | in force with amendments ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
discipline in prisons
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duties of prison officers ⓘ management of prisons ⓘ prison administration ⓘ regulation of prisoners ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | India ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1894 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prisons Act 1894 (India)