Punjab Prison Department (British India)
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The Punjab Prison Department (British India) was the colonial-era administrative authority responsible for managing and overseeing prisons and correctional facilities across the Punjab province under British rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| District Jails in Punjab (British India) | 1 |
| Punjab Prison Department (British India) canonical | 1 |
| Punjab Prisons Department (India) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3886567 — 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.
Target entity: Punjab Prison Department (British India) Context triple: [Lahore Central Jail, Lahore, British India, operatedBy, Punjab Prison Department (British India)]
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A.
Haryana Prisons Department
The Haryana Prisons Department is the state government agency responsible for administering and managing prisons and correctional facilities across Haryana, India.
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B.
Lahore Central Jail, Lahore, British India
Lahore Central Jail in Lahore, British India, was a prominent colonial-era prison historically known as the site of several high-profile political executions during the Indian independence movement.
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C.
Ambala Central Jail
Ambala Central Jail is a historic prison in Ambala, India, known among other things as the site of Nathuram Godse’s execution.
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D.
Ratnagiri prison
Ratnagiri prison is a colonial-era jail in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, historically notable for confining Indian freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
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E.
Punjab Province under British India
Punjab Province under British India was a major administrative region of British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent, encompassing much of present-day Punjab in both India and Pakistan and serving as an important political, economic, and cultural center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Punjab Prison Department (British India) Target entity description: The Punjab Prison Department (British India) was the colonial-era administrative authority responsible for managing and overseeing prisons and correctional facilities across the Punjab province under British rule.
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A.
Haryana Prisons Department
The Haryana Prisons Department is the state government agency responsible for administering and managing prisons and correctional facilities across Haryana, India.
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B.
Lahore Central Jail, Lahore, British India
Lahore Central Jail in Lahore, British India, was a prominent colonial-era prison historically known as the site of several high-profile political executions during the Indian independence movement.
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C.
Ambala Central Jail
Ambala Central Jail is a historic prison in Ambala, India, known among other things as the site of Nathuram Godse’s execution.
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D.
Ratnagiri prison
Ratnagiri prison is a colonial-era jail in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, historically notable for confining Indian freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
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E.
Punjab Province under British India
Punjab Province under British India was a major administrative region of British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent, encompassing much of present-day Punjab in both India and Pakistan and serving as an important political, economic, and cultural center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial prison administration
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government department ⓘ penal administration authority ⓘ |
| administers |
Central Jails in Punjab (British India)
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Punjab Prison Department (British India) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
District Jails in Punjab (British India)
Sub-jails in Punjab (British India) ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Punjab Province under British India
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab Province (British India)
|
| category |
Political Department of the Government of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Government departments of British India
Punjab Province under British India ⓘ
surface form:
History of Punjab (British India)
Penal system in British India ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolvedAs | separate colonial department after 1947 Partition of India ⓘ |
| employs |
Deputy Inspectors-General of Prisons
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Inspector General of Prisons (in some provinces) ⓘ
surface form:
Inspector-General of Prisons (Punjab)
Medical officers in prisons ⓘ Superintendents of jails ⓘ warders and jail staff ⓘ |
| follows |
Prisons Act, 1894
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surface form:
Prisons Act 1894 (India)
Punjab Jail Manual ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Punjab Jail Manual
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surface form:
Punjab Jail Code
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| hasFunction |
detention of criminal offenders
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detention of political prisoners ⓘ implementation of penal labour policies ⓘ rehabilitation measures for selected prisoners ⓘ security of colonial rule through incarceration ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
administration of prisons in Punjab (British India)
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classification and segregation of prisoners ⓘ custody of prisoners in Punjab (British India) ⓘ health and sanitation in prisons ⓘ implementation of prison rules and regulations ⓘ maintenance of prison discipline ⓘ management of jails in Punjab (British India) ⓘ overseeing prison labour ⓘ record-keeping on prisoners ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Lahore, Punjab, British India
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surface form:
Lahore (Punjab, British India)
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| operatedInPeriod |
British colonial period
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surface form:
British colonial period in India
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| partOf |
Punjab Province under British India
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surface form:
Government of Punjab (British India)
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| regulatedBy | colonial legal framework of British India ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Punjab Province under British India
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surface form:
Punjab provincial authorities (British India)
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| subjectTo | Government of India prison policies ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Department of Home Affairs and Justice, Punjab
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surface form:
Home Department of Punjab (British India)
Punjab Province under British India ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab provincial government (British India)
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| succeededBy |
Punjab Prison Department (British India)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab Prisons Department (India)
Punjab Prisons Department (Pakistan) ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
English
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Punjabi ⓘ Urdu ⓘ |
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Subject: Punjab Prison Department (British India) Description of subject: The Punjab Prison Department (British India) was the colonial-era administrative authority responsible for managing and overseeing prisons and correctional facilities across the Punjab province under British rule.
Referenced by (3)
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