Broad Street Prison
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Broad Street Prison was a historic colonial-era detention facility in central Lagos, Nigeria, later redeveloped into the cultural and memorial complex now known as Freedom Park Lagos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broad Street Prison canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12795575 — 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: Broad Street Prison Context triple: [Freedom Park Lagos, formerName, Broad Street Prison]
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A.
Cooper Street Correctional Facility
Cooper Street Correctional Facility is a state-run prison in Jackson County, Michigan, that houses adult male inmates under the Michigan Department of Corrections.
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B.
Serpentine Prison
Serpentine Prison is the debut solo studio album by Matt Berninger, the lead singer of The National, showcasing his distinctive baritone voice in a more intimate, introspective setting.
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C.
Acre Prison
Acre Prison is a historic fortress-turned-penal facility in the city of Acre (Akko), Israel, known for its use by British authorities to incarcerate and execute Jewish underground fighters during the Mandate period.
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D.
Stockade Prison
Stockade Prison is a high-security dungeon beneath Stormwind City in World of Warcraft, known for housing dangerous criminals and serving as a classic low-level instance for Alliance players.
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E.
Verne Prison
Verne Prison is a high-security correctional facility located on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, known for housing adult male offenders.
- 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: Broad Street Prison Target entity description: Broad Street Prison was a historic colonial-era detention facility in central Lagos, Nigeria, later redeveloped into the cultural and memorial complex now known as Freedom Park Lagos.
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A.
Cooper Street Correctional Facility
Cooper Street Correctional Facility is a state-run prison in Jackson County, Michigan, that houses adult male inmates under the Michigan Department of Corrections.
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B.
Serpentine Prison
Serpentine Prison is the debut solo studio album by Matt Berninger, the lead singer of The National, showcasing his distinctive baritone voice in a more intimate, introspective setting.
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C.
Acre Prison
Acre Prison is a historic fortress-turned-penal facility in the city of Acre (Akko), Israel, known for its use by British authorities to incarcerate and execute Jewish underground fighters during the Mandate period.
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D.
Stockade Prison
Stockade Prison is a high-security dungeon beneath Stormwind City in World of Warcraft, known for housing dangerous criminals and serving as a classic low-level instance for Alliance players.
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E.
Verne Prison
Verne Prison is a high-security correctional facility located on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, known for housing adult male offenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era prison
ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ historic site ⓘ memorial ⓘ prison ⓘ public park ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Freedom Park Lagos ⓘ |
| commemorates | Broad Street Prison ⓘ |
| country |
Nigeria
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Nigeria ⓘ |
| hasMemorialAt | Freedom Park Lagos ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic colonial-era detention facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lagos
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Lagos ⓘ Lagos Island ⓘ Lagos Island ⓘ central Lagos ⓘ
linked to:
Lagos Central Business District
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Lagos State ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | colonial era ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lagos Island business district
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagos Central Business District
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| locatedOn |
Broad Street, Lagos
ⓘ
Broad Street, Lagos ⓘ site of Broad Street Prison ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in colonial repression
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transformation into a cultural and memorial complex ⓘ |
| occupier |
British colonial government in Nigeria
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
|
| operator | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial penal system in Nigeria ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Freedom Park Lagos ⓘ |
| significantEvent | demolition of prison structures ⓘ |
| siteRedevelopedAs | Freedom Park Lagos ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention
ⓘ
imprisonment of common criminals ⓘ imprisonment of political prisoners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broad Street Prison Description of subject: Broad Street Prison was a historic colonial-era detention facility in central Lagos, Nigeria, later redeveloped into the cultural and memorial complex now known as Freedom Park Lagos.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Broad Street Prison