Sing Sing Correctional Facility
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Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a historic maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, long notorious for housing dangerous criminals and for several famous escape attempts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sing Sing Correctional Facility canonical | 11 |
| Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, New York, United States | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1114042 — 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: Sing Sing Correctional Facility Context triple: [Willie Sutton, escapeFrom, Sing Sing Correctional Facility]
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A.
Rikers Island
Rikers Island is a large New York City jail complex located in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, known for housing thousands of detainees and for its troubled history of violence and poor conditions.
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B.
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a California state prison located near San Diego that houses medium- to maximum-security inmates, including several high-profile prisoners.
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C.
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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D.
Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
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E.
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
- 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: Sing Sing Correctional Facility Target entity description: Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a historic maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, long notorious for housing dangerous criminals and for several famous escape attempts.
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A.
Rikers Island
Rikers Island is a large New York City jail complex located in the East River between Queens and the Bronx, known for housing thousands of detainees and for its troubled history of violence and poor conditions.
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B.
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a California state prison located near San Diego that houses medium- to maximum-security inmates, including several high-profile prisoners.
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C.
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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D.
Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
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E.
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
maximum-security prison ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Auburn system ⓘ |
| category |
Maximum security prisons in the United States
ⓘ
Prisons in New York State ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName | Mount Pleasant State Prison ⓘ |
| governingBody | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
death row (historical)
ⓘ
execution chamber (historical) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
incarceration of convicted felons
ⓘ
rehabilitation programs ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
19th century American penal system
ⓘ
20th century American penal system ⓘ |
| hasInmatePopulationType | adult males ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
local New York media
ⓘ
national press ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Big House on the Hudson ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
educational programs for inmates
ⓘ
vocational training for inmates ⓘ |
| hasSecurityLevel | maximum ⓘ |
| hasType | men's prison ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture |
referenced in films
ⓘ
referenced in literature ⓘ referenced in television ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest prisons in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| knownFor |
famous escape attempts
ⓘ
historic prison reforms ⓘ housing dangerous criminals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Ossining, New York ⓘ Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ossining, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
village of Ossining
|
| locatedOn | Hudson River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
historic cell blocks
ⓘ
proximity to New York City ⓘ site of New York State executions for decades ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1826 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
U.S. state of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| shortName | Sing Sing ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| usedExecutionMethod | electric chair ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sing Sing Correctional Facility Description of subject: Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a historic maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, long notorious for housing dangerous criminals and for several famous escape attempts.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, New York, United States
this entity surface form:
Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, New York, United States
subject surface form:
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg