Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic)
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The Illinois State Hospital for the Insane was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Jacksonville, Illinois, that served as one of the state’s earliest public facilities for the treatment and confinement of people with mental illness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7446260 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic) Context triple: [Jacksonville, Illinois, hasHistoricInstitution, Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic)]
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A.
Athens State Hospital
Athens State Hospital was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Athens, Ohio, later known as The Ridges and noted for its Kirkbride-plan architecture and role in the region’s mental health history.
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B.
Patton State Hospital
Patton State Hospital is a large forensic psychiatric hospital in San Bernardino, California, that provides mental health treatment primarily for patients involved with the criminal justice system.
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C.
Medfield State Hospital
Medfield State Hospital is a historic, now-closed psychiatric hospital in Medfield, Massachusetts, known for its extensive campus and frequent use as a filming location for movies and television.
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D.
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital is a state-run mental health facility in New Jersey that provides inpatient psychiatric care and treatment services.
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E.
Tewksbury State Hospital
Tewksbury State Hospital is a long-standing public healthcare institution in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, historically known for serving psychiatric and long-term care patients.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic) Target entity description: The Illinois State Hospital for the Insane was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Jacksonville, Illinois, that served as one of the state’s earliest public facilities for the treatment and confinement of people with mental illness.
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A.
Athens State Hospital
Athens State Hospital was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Athens, Ohio, later known as The Ridges and noted for its Kirkbride-plan architecture and role in the region’s mental health history.
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B.
Patton State Hospital
Patton State Hospital is a large forensic psychiatric hospital in San Bernardino, California, that provides mental health treatment primarily for patients involved with the criminal justice system.
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C.
Medfield State Hospital
Medfield State Hospital is a historic, now-closed psychiatric hospital in Medfield, Massachusetts, known for its extensive campus and frequent use as a filming location for movies and television.
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D.
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Trenton Psychiatric Hospital is a state-run mental health facility in New Jersey that provides inpatient psychiatric care and treatment services.
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E.
Tewksbury State Hospital
Tewksbury State Hospital is a long-standing public healthcare institution in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, historically known for serving psychiatric and long-term care patients.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century institution
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mental health institution ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| admissionType |
court-ordered confinement
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involuntary commitment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Illinois State Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureUse | purpose-built institutional complex for psychiatric care ⓘ |
| buildingUse | institutional ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century psychiatric hospitals in the United States
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defunct hospitals in Illinois ⓘ psychiatric hospitals in Illinois ⓘ |
| city | Jacksonville, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | 19th-century mental health reform movement in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy | State of Illinois legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Illinois state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFocus | long-term institutionalization of patients ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of state-run psychiatric institution in Illinois
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one of Illinois’s earliest public facilities for mental health care ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfPatients | persons adjudged insane under Illinois law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
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Jacksonville, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| operatedBy | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patientPopulation |
adults with mental illness
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individuals deemed insane under 19th-century law ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
confinement of people with mental illness
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treatment of people with mental illness ⓘ |
| publicAccess | no (patients and staff only) ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide state-supported care for people with mental illness
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to remove mentally ill individuals from county jails and poorhouses ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | state institution ⓘ |
| sector | public health ⓘ |
| serviceType | inpatient psychiatric care ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| status |
historic
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no longer operating as originally established ⓘ |
| treats |
mental illness
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psychiatric disorders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic) Description of subject: The Illinois State Hospital for the Insane was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Jacksonville, Illinois, that served as one of the state’s earliest public facilities for the treatment and confinement of people with mental illness.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jacksonville, Illinois
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hasHistoricInstitution
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Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic)
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