Prison de Vincennes
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Prison de Vincennes is a former French detention facility located in Vincennes, near Paris, historically used to hold political prisoners and common criminals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prison de Vincennes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13150303 — 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: Prison de Vincennes Context triple: [Vincennes Prison, officialName, Prison de Vincennes]
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A.
Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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B.
Melun Prison
Melun Prison is a historic French correctional facility located in the town of Melun, known for its long-standing role in the country’s penal system.
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C.
Amiens Prison
Amiens Prison is a French detention facility in Amiens, historically notable as the target of the World War II Allied air raid known as Operation Jericho.
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D.
Carmes Prison
Carmes Prison was a former Parisian convent turned Revolutionary-era prison notorious for the September Massacres during the French Revolution.
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E.
Fresnes
Fresnes is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily for its large penitentiary facility, the Maison d'arrêt de Fresnes.
- 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: Prison de Vincennes Target entity description: Prison de Vincennes is a former French detention facility located in Vincennes, near Paris, historically used to hold political prisoners and common criminals.
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A.
Salpêtrière prison
Salpêtrière prison was a notorious Parisian detention facility, originally part of a vast hospital complex, that became infamous for its role in the violent upheavals of the French Revolution.
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B.
Melun Prison
Melun Prison is a historic French correctional facility located in the town of Melun, known for its long-standing role in the country’s penal system.
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C.
Amiens Prison
Amiens Prison is a French detention facility in Amiens, historically notable as the target of the World War II Allied air raid known as Operation Jericho.
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D.
Carmes Prison
Carmes Prison was a former Parisian convent turned Revolutionary-era prison notorious for the September Massacres during the French Revolution.
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E.
Fresnes
Fresnes is a suburban commune in the southern outskirts of Paris, France, known primarily for its large penitentiary facility, the Maison d'arrêt de Fresnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detention facility
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
incarceration
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political repression ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInmates |
criminal offenders
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political detainees ⓘ |
| heritage | historical detention site ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
incarceration of ordinary prisoners
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incarceration of political opponents ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
Paris city center
ⓘ
linked to:
central Paris
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| locatedIn | Vincennes ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Val-de-Marne
ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
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| locatedInBuildingOrComplex | Vincennes area ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Paris metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
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| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vincennes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | French authorities ⓘ |
| partOf | French penal system ⓘ |
| securityClassification | civilian detention ⓘ |
| status | former prison ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of common criminals
ⓘ
detention of political prisoners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prison de Vincennes Description of subject: Prison de Vincennes is a former French detention facility located in Vincennes, near Paris, historically used to hold political prisoners and common criminals.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.