Kingston Penitentiary (historic)
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Kingston Penitentiary (historic) is a former maximum-security federal prison in Kingston, Ontario, renowned as one of Canada’s oldest and most notorious correctional institutions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kingston Penitentiary (historic) canonical | 2 |
| Correctional Service of Canada regional institutions | 1 |
| Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1013590 — 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: Kingston Penitentiary (historic) Context triple: [Kingston, hasPrison, Kingston Penitentiary (historic)]
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A.
Inverness Jail
Inverness Jail is a county correctional facility in Multnomah County, Oregon, used primarily for housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates.
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B.
Hay Gaol
Hay Gaol is a historic former prison complex in Hay, New South Wales, now preserved as a heritage-listed museum site reflecting the region’s penal and social history.
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C.
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island, now known as Roosevelt Island, is a narrow island in New York City's East River historically associated with hospitals, asylums, and prisons.
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D.
Litchfield Penitentiary
Litchfield Penitentiary is the fictional women’s federal prison that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Orange Is the New Black."
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E.
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
- 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: Kingston Penitentiary (historic) Target entity description: Kingston Penitentiary (historic) is a former maximum-security federal prison in Kingston, Ontario, renowned as one of Canada’s oldest and most notorious correctional institutions.
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A.
Inverness Jail
Inverness Jail is a county correctional facility in Multnomah County, Oregon, used primarily for housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates.
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B.
Hay Gaol
Hay Gaol is a historic former prison complex in Hay, New South Wales, now preserved as a heritage-listed museum site reflecting the region’s penal and social history.
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C.
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island, now known as Roosevelt Island, is a narrow island in New York City's East River historically associated with hospitals, asylums, and prisons.
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D.
Litchfield Penitentiary
Litchfield Penitentiary is the fictional women’s federal prison that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Orange Is the New Black."
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E.
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional institution
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former maximum-security federal prison ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Portsmouth Olympic Harbour ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian penal reform history
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Kingston’s identity as a prison town ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 420 inmates (late 20th century) ⓘ |
| closed | 2013 ⓘ |
| closureAnnounced | 2012 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1833 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentFunction | heritage and tourism site ⓘ |
| designedBy | William Powers ⓘ |
| distanceFromDowntown | approximately 3 km southwest of downtown Kingston ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cell blocks radiating from central area
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central dome ⓘ massive stone perimeter walls ⓘ |
| hasGatehouse | main stone gatehouse on King Street West ⓘ |
| hasInmatePopulationType | adult male offenders ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| historicStatus |
one of Canada’s most notorious prisons
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one of Canada’s oldest prisons ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingston, Ontario
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Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lake Ontario shoreline ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canadian federal corrections system ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| near | Portsmouth Village area of Kingston ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1932 riot
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1954 riot ⓘ 1971 riot ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh conditions in 19th and early 20th centuries
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housing high-profile Canadian offenders ⓘ major prison riots ⓘ |
| opened | 1835 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Correctional Service of Canada ⓘ |
| originalName |
Kingston Penitentiary (historic)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada
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| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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surface form:
Government of Canada
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| partOf | Canadian federal penitentiary system ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
film and television production location
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guided public tours ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ontario ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned prison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingston Penitentiary (historic) Description of subject: Kingston Penitentiary (historic) is a former maximum-security federal prison in Kingston, Ontario, renowned as one of Canada’s oldest and most notorious correctional institutions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Correctional Service of Canada regional institutions
Kingston Penitentiary (historic)
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originalName
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Kingston Penitentiary (historic)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada