Maze Prison
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Maze Prison was a high-security British prison in Northern Ireland that became notorious during the Troubles for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of major protests and hunger strikes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maze Prison canonical | 20 |
| H-Blocks of the Maze Prison | 1 |
| Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4338706 — 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: Maze Prison Context triple: [HM Prison Maze, alsoKnownAs, Maze Prison]
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A.
Doftana Prison
Doftana Prison was a notorious Romanian penitentiary used during the interwar and early communist periods to detain political prisoners, including future leader Nicolae Ceaușescu.
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B.
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò is a historic prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, originally built by the French colonial administration and later used by North Vietnam to hold American prisoners of war, now preserved as a museum.
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C.
Tegel Prison
Tegel Prison is a Berlin correctional facility historically known for holding political prisoners during the Nazi era, including theologian and resistance member Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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D.
La Force prison
La Force prison was a notorious Parisian jail during the French Revolution, known for housing political prisoners and being a major site of revolutionary violence.
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E.
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.
- 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: Maze Prison Target entity description: Maze Prison was a high-security British prison in Northern Ireland that became notorious during the Troubles for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of major protests and hunger strikes.
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A.
Doftana Prison
Doftana Prison was a notorious Romanian penitentiary used during the interwar and early communist periods to detain political prisoners, including future leader Nicolae Ceaușescu.
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B.
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò is a historic prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, originally built by the French colonial administration and later used by North Vietnam to hold American prisoners of war, now preserved as a museum.
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C.
Tegel Prison
Tegel Prison is a Berlin correctional facility historically known for holding political prisoners during the Nazi era, including theologian and resistance member Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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D.
La Force prison
La Force prison was a notorious Parisian jail during the French Revolution, known for housing political prisoners and being a major site of revolutionary violence.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
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high-security prison ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Prison Maze
NERFINISHED
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Her Majesty's Prison Maze NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Kesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Maze Long Kesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2000 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decommissioned | early 2000s ⓘ |
| demolished |
2006
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2007 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | British law ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Compounds
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H-Blocks NERFINISHED ⓘ administration block ⓘ hospital wing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1981 Irish hunger strike
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1983 Maze Prison escape ⓘ blanket protest ⓘ dirty protest ⓘ escape attempts ⓘ housing Irish republican paramilitary prisoners ⓘ housing loyalist paramilitary prisoners ⓘ hunger strikes ⓘ |
| legacy |
site of political controversy over redevelopment
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symbol of The Troubles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Antrim
NERFINISHED
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Lisburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| near |
Lisburn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maze racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1976 end of Special Category Status
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1978–1981 blanket and dirty protests ⓘ 1980 hunger strike ⓘ 1981 hunger strike ⓘ 25 September 1983 mass escape ⓘ |
| notablePrisonerGroup |
INLA members
NERFINISHED
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Provisional IRA members NERFINISHED ⓘ UDA members ⓘ UVF members NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberEscapedIn1983Escape | 38 ⓘ |
| opened | 1971 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Her Majesty's Prison Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Prison Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Anglo-Irish relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | housing paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| startConstruction | 1971 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maze Prison Description of subject: Maze Prison was a high-security British prison in Northern Ireland that became notorious during the Troubles for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of major protests and hunger strikes.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
this entity surface form:
H-Blocks of the Maze Prison