Mons Prison
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Mons Prison is a Belgian correctional facility historically known for holding notable inmates, including the poet Paul Verlaine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mons Prison canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3447509 — 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: Mons Prison Context triple: [Paul Verlaine, placeOfImprisonment, Mons Prison]
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A.
Carmelite Prison, Paris
Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
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B.
Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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C.
Pignerol prison
Pignerol prison was a 17th-century French state prison in the Alps, notorious for holding high-profile political prisoners including the mysterious figure known as the Man in the Iron Mask.
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D.
Île d’Yeu prison
Île d’Yeu prison was a French island penitentiary best known for holding Marshal Philippe Pétain during his post–World War II imprisonment.
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E.
Fresnes
Fresnes is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily for its large penitentiary facility, the Maison d'arrêt de Fresnes.
- 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: Mons Prison Target entity description: Mons Prison is a Belgian correctional facility historically known for holding notable inmates, including the poet Paul Verlaine.
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A.
Carmelite Prison, Paris
Carmelite Prison, Paris was a former Parisian convent converted into a revolutionary-era prison notorious for holding political detainees during the French Revolution.
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B.
Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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C.
Pignerol prison
Pignerol prison was a 17th-century French state prison in the Alps, notorious for holding high-profile political prisoners including the mysterious figure known as the Man in the Iron Mask.
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D.
Île d’Yeu prison
Île d’Yeu prison was a French island penitentiary best known for holding Marshal Philippe Pétain during his post–World War II imprisonment.
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E.
Fresnes
Fresnes is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily for its large penitentiary facility, the Maison d'arrêt de Fresnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Hainaut Province
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Prisons in Belgium ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| function |
incarceration
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rehabilitation of offenders ⓘ |
| hasNotableHistoricalAspect | imprisonment of poet Paul Verlaine ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBuilding | penitentiary building ⓘ |
| heritage | historical prison ⓘ |
| inmate | Paul Verlaine ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Belgium ⓘ |
| languageOfEnvironment | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mons ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Hainaut
ⓘ
surface form:
Hainaut Province
Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mons, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Mons
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| notableInmate | Paul Verlaine ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Belgian Prison Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian prison administration
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| partOf |
Belgian Prison Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian prison system
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| publicAccess | no general public access ⓘ |
| securityClassification | closed prison ⓘ |
| use |
detention of convicted offenders
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pre-trial detention ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mons Prison Description of subject: Mons Prison is a Belgian correctional facility historically known for holding notable inmates, including the poet Paul Verlaine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.