Long Kesh prison
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Long Kesh prison, also known as the Maze, was a high-security British detention facility in Northern Ireland that held many paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Long Kesh prison canonical | 3 |
| Long Kesh prison complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6013485 — 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: Long Kesh prison Context triple: [Martin Hurson, placeOfDetention, Long Kesh prison]
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A.
Kaliti Prison
Kaliti Prison is a notorious high-security detention facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, known for holding political prisoners, journalists, and government critics under harsh conditions.
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B.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
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Swaqa prison
Swaqa prison is a high-security Jordanian detention facility known for holding Islamist militants, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi before he became a leading figure in al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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D.
Styal Prison
Styal Prison is a women's prison and young offender institution located in Cheshire, England, primarily housing female inmates from across the region.
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E.
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.
- 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: Long Kesh prison Target entity description: Long Kesh prison, also known as the Maze, was a high-security British detention facility in Northern Ireland that held many paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles.
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A.
Kaliti Prison
Kaliti Prison is a notorious high-security detention facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, known for holding political prisoners, journalists, and government critics under harsh conditions.
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B.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
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C.
Swaqa prison
Swaqa prison is a high-security Jordanian detention facility known for holding Islamist militants, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi before he became a leading figure in al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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D.
Styal Prison
Styal Prison is a women's prison and young offender institution located in Cheshire, England, primarily housing female inmates from across the region.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internment camp
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Prison Maze
NERFINISHED
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Long Kesh Detention Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ the Maze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2000 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolished | 2006 ⓘ |
| governingBody | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadStructureType |
H-Block cell blocks
ⓘ
Nissen huts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| housedPrisonerType |
INLA members
ⓘ
Provisional IRA members ⓘ UDA members ⓘ UVF members NERFINISHED ⓘ other paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisburn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Maze, County Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Republican murals
ⓘ
loyalist murals ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1983 Maze Prison escape ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1981 Irish hunger strike
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
H-Blocks NERFINISHED ⓘ blanket protest ⓘ dirty protest ⓘ escape attempts ⓘ housing Irish republican prisoners ⓘ housing loyalist paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| numberOfEscapeesIn1983Escape | 38 ⓘ |
| opened | 1971 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Her Majesty's Prison Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK prison system ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British–Irish relations
ⓘ
Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | County Antrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| siteRedevelopmentPlan | Maze Long Kesh development project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on political imprisonment
ⓘ
books about Irish republicanism ⓘ films about the Troubles ⓘ |
| usedDuring | the Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of paramilitary prisoners
ⓘ
internment without trial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Kesh prison Description of subject: Long Kesh prison, also known as the Maze, was a high-security British detention facility in Northern Ireland that held many paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Long Kesh prison complex