Attica Correctional Facility
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Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Attica, New York, best known for the deadly 1971 inmate uprising that became a landmark event in U.S. prison history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attica Correctional Facility canonical | 3 |
| Attica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6429889 — 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: Attica Correctional Facility Context triple: [Willie Sutton, imprisonedIn, Attica Correctional Facility]
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A.
Ellis Unit
Ellis Unit is a management area within Washington State’s Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, known for its protected coastal habitats and wildlife conservation.
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B.
Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
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C.
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.
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D.
Vincennes Prison
Vincennes Prison was a notorious French state prison and fortress near Paris, historically used to detain political prisoners and notable figures such as Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.
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E.
Holmesburg Prison
Holmesburg Prison was a notorious Philadelphia correctional facility known for its harsh conditions, high-profile inmates, and later-revealed unethical medical experiments on prisoners.
- 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: Attica Correctional Facility Target entity description: Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Attica, New York, best known for the deadly 1971 inmate uprising that became a landmark event in U.S. prison history.
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A.
Ellis Unit
Ellis Unit is a management area within Washington State’s Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, known for its protected coastal habitats and wildlife conservation.
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B.
Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
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C.
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.
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D.
Vincennes Prison
Vincennes Prison was a notorious French state prison and fortress near Paris, historically used to detain political prisoners and notable figures such as Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.
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E.
Holmesburg Prison
Holmesburg Prison was a notorious Philadelphia correctional facility known for its harsh conditions, high-profile inmates, and later-revealed unethical medical experiments on prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
maximum-security prison ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
civil rights and prisoners' rights movements
ⓘ
legal cases concerning prisoners' rights ⓘ |
| classification | adult male correctional institution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| event | Attica Prison riot of 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cell blocks
ⓘ
perimeter walls and guard towers ⓘ prison yard ⓘ |
| hasNotableYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| hasSecurityLevel | maximum ⓘ |
| hasType | closed-custody facility ⓘ |
| inmateGender | male ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1971 prison riot
ⓘ
Attica Prison uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
hostage-taking of prison staff in 1971 uprising
ⓘ
use of state troopers and law enforcement to retake prison in 1971 ⓘ |
| notableEventConsequence |
deaths of inmates and hostages in 1971 uprising
ⓘ
national attention to prison conditions in the United States ⓘ reforms in prison policies and oversight debates ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | September 9, 1971 ⓘ |
| notableEventEndDate | September 13, 1971 ⓘ |
| opened | 1931 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
catalyst for debates on prison reform and human rights
ⓘ
symbol of prison unrest in the United States ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about the Attica Prison uprising
ⓘ
documentaries about U.S. prison conditions ⓘ news coverage on prison reform ⓘ |
| topicOf |
discussions of mass incarceration in the United States
ⓘ
historical studies of U.S. penal system ⓘ |
| usedFor | long-term incarceration of felony offenders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Attica Correctional Facility Description of subject: Attica Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Attica, New York, best known for the deadly 1971 inmate uprising that became a landmark event in U.S. prison history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Willie Sutton
this entity surface form:
Attica
subject surface form:
Attica! Attica!