Berrimah Prison
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Berrimah Prison was a major correctional facility in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, serving as the region’s primary prison for several decades before its closure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berrimah Prison canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12933073 — 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: Berrimah Prison Context triple: [Fannie Bay Gaol, replacedBy, Berrimah Prison]
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A.
Magilligan Prison
Magilligan Prison is a medium-security correctional facility in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, primarily housing male offenders.
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B.
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison is a historic 19th-century former maximum-security prison in Western Australia, now preserved as a major heritage site and tourist attraction.
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C.
Port Augusta Prison
Port Augusta Prison is a correctional facility in Port Augusta, South Australia, that houses and manages inmates from across the region.
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D.
Cessnock Correctional Centre
Cessnock Correctional Centre is a prison facility in New South Wales, Australia, used for the incarceration and rehabilitation of offenders.
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E.
Goulburn Correctional Centre
Goulburn Correctional Centre is a maximum-security prison in New South Wales, Australia, known for housing some of the country’s most dangerous 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: Berrimah Prison Target entity description: Berrimah Prison was a major correctional facility in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, serving as the region’s primary prison for several decades before its closure.
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A.
Magilligan Prison
Magilligan Prison is a medium-security correctional facility in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, primarily housing male offenders.
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B.
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison is a historic 19th-century former maximum-security prison in Western Australia, now preserved as a major heritage site and tourist attraction.
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C.
Port Augusta Prison
Port Augusta Prison is a correctional facility in Port Augusta, South Australia, that houses and manages inmates from across the region.
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D.
Cessnock Correctional Centre
Cessnock Correctional Centre is a prison facility in New South Wales, Australia, used for the incarceration and rehabilitation of offenders.
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E.
Goulburn Correctional Centre
Goulburn Correctional Centre is a maximum-security prison in New South Wales, Australia, known for housing some of the country’s most dangerous offenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Darwin Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1979 establishments in Australia
ⓘ
2014 disestablishments in Australia ⓘ Buildings and structures in Darwin, Northern Territory ⓘ Prisons in the Northern Territory ⓘ |
| city | Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2014 ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Darwin, Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInSuburb | Berrimah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Territory Department of Correctional Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Berrimah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
outdated facilities
ⓘ
overcrowding ⓘ |
| opened | 1979 ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Territory Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | adult correctional facility ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | need for modern correctional infrastructure ⓘ |
| regionServed | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Darwin Correctional Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification | mixed security ⓘ |
| servedAs | primary prison for the Northern Territory ⓘ |
| stateOrTerritory | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Berrimah Prison Description of subject: Berrimah Prison was a major correctional facility in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, serving as the region’s primary prison for several decades before its closure.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.