Ohio State Penitentiary
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Ohio State Penitentiary was a historic maximum-security prison in Columbus, Ohio, known for housing notorious inmates and for several famous escapes and incidents before its closure and demolition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ohio State Penitentiary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6019674 — 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: Ohio State Penitentiary Context triple: [John H. Morgan, escapedFrom, Ohio State Penitentiary]
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A.
Ohio State Reformatory
The Ohio State Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for serving as the primary filming location of the acclaimed film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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B.
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Oklahoma State Penitentiary is a maximum-security state prison in Oklahoma that houses some of the state’s most serious offenders and includes Oklahoma’s death row and execution chamber.
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C.
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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D.
Valley State Prison
Valley State Prison is a California state correctional facility for men located in the city of Chowchilla.
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E.
Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
- 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: Ohio State Penitentiary Target entity description: Ohio State Penitentiary was a historic maximum-security prison in Columbus, Ohio, known for housing notorious inmates and for several famous escapes and incidents before its closure and demolition.
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A.
Ohio State Reformatory
The Ohio State Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for serving as the primary filming location of the acclaimed film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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B.
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Oklahoma State Penitentiary is a maximum-security state prison in Oklahoma that houses some of the state’s most serious offenders and includes Oklahoma’s death row and execution chamber.
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C.
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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D.
Valley State Prison
Valley State Prison is a California state correctional facility for men located in the city of Chowchilla.
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E.
Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| category |
buildings and structures in Columbus, Ohio
ⓘ
defunct prisons in Ohio ⓘ maximum security prisons in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| function |
detention of high-risk inmates
ⓘ
incarceration of convicted criminals ⓘ |
| governedBy | laws of the State of Ohio ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
cell blocks ⓘ execution facilities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic prison ⓘ |
| inmateType | adult male prisoners ⓘ |
| knownFor |
famous escapes
ⓘ
housing notorious inmates ⓘ prison incidents ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Columbus, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franklin County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ohio state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
demolished ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
discussions of prison reform in Ohio
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historical studies of American prisons ⓘ media reports on prison escapes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ohio State Penitentiary Description of subject: Ohio State Penitentiary was a historic maximum-security prison in Columbus, Ohio, known for housing notorious inmates and for several famous escapes and incidents before its closure and demolition.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.