Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury
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The Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury is a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, known for housing female inmates and serving as the real-life inspiration for the memoir and TV series "Orange Is the New Black."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5018497 — 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: Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury Context triple: [Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, setting, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury]
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A.
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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B.
Clinton Correctional Facility
Clinton Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Dannemora, New York, known for housing high-profile inmates and its long-standing role in the New York prison system.
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C.
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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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.
Auburn Correctional Facility
Auburn Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Auburn, New York, known as one of the oldest continuously operating prisons in the United States.
- 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: Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury Target entity description: The Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury is a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, known for housing female inmates and serving as the real-life inspiration for the memoir and TV series "Orange Is the New Black."
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A.
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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B.
Clinton Correctional Facility
Clinton Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Dannemora, New York, known for housing high-profile inmates and its long-standing role in the New York prison system.
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C.
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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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.
Auburn Correctional Facility
Auburn Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Auburn, New York, known as one of the oldest continuously operating prisons in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
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federal prison ⓘ |
| authorAssociated | Piper Kerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Danbury, Connecticut
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Federal Correctional Institutions in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Prisons in Connecticut ⓘ |
| city | Danbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genderOfInmates | female ⓘ |
| governingBody | Federal Bureau of Prisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | FCI Danbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
low-security FCI
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minimum-security satellite camp ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
incarceration of federal offenders
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rehabilitation of inmates ⓘ |
| hasInmatePopulationType | adult ⓘ |
| hasNotableMediaDepiction | "Orange Is the New Black" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrisonCamp | minimum-security prison camp ⓘ |
| inspired |
TV series "Orange Is the New Black"
NERFINISHED
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memoir "Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPublicInstitution | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
housing female inmates
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inspiration for the memoir "Orange Is the New Black" ⓘ inspiration for the television series "Orange Is the New Black" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
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Danbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ New England ⓘ Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1940s ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Federal Bureau of Prisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousGenderOfInmates |
female
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male ⓘ |
| regionServed | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| securityClassification | low-security ⓘ |
| securityForInmates | low-security measures ⓘ |
| securityLevel | low ⓘ |
| securityLevelOfCamp | minimum ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ |
| typeOfInmates | federal offenders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury Description of subject: The Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury is a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, known for housing female inmates and serving as the real-life inspiration for the memoir and TV series "Orange Is the New Black."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
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setting
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Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury
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