Harris County Jail
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Harris County Jail is a large county detention facility in Harris County, Texas, that houses individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences under local jurisdiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harris County Jail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13141220 — 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: Harris County Jail Context triple: [Harris County Sheriff’s Office, operates, Harris County Jail]
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A.
Harris County Criminal Justice Center
The Harris County Criminal Justice Center is a major courthouse complex in Houston, Texas, that houses criminal courts and related judicial services for Harris County.
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B.
Denton County Jail
Denton County Jail is a county detention facility in Denton County, Texas, that houses individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences under local jurisdiction.
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C.
Rockwall County jail
Rockwall County jail is the primary detention facility for Rockwall County, Texas, housing individuals in custody and operating under the authority of the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office.
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D.
Stateville Correctional Center
Stateville Correctional Center is a maximum-security state prison in Illinois known for housing notorious inmates and its distinctive roundhouse cell design.
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E.
Shelby County Jail
Shelby County Jail is a county detention facility serving Shelby County in Columbiana, Alabama, housing individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences.
- 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: Harris County Jail Target entity description: Harris County Jail is a large county detention facility in Harris County, Texas, that houses individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences under local jurisdiction.
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A.
Harris County Criminal Justice Center
The Harris County Criminal Justice Center is a major courthouse complex in Houston, Texas, that houses criminal courts and related judicial services for Harris County.
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B.
Denton County Jail
Denton County Jail is a county detention facility in Denton County, Texas, that houses individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences under local jurisdiction.
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C.
Rockwall County jail
Rockwall County jail is the primary detention facility for Rockwall County, Texas, housing individuals in custody and operating under the authority of the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office.
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D.
Stateville Correctional Center
Stateville Correctional Center is a maximum-security state prison in Illinois known for housing notorious inmates and its distinctive roundhouse cell design.
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E.
Shelby County Jail
Shelby County Jail is a county detention facility serving Shelby County in Columbiana, Alabama, housing individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
county jail ⓘ detention facility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harris County Public Defender’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Harris County criminal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Harris County probation services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainsFor |
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local law enforcement agencies in Harris County ⓘ municipal police departments in Harris County ⓘ |
| governingBody | Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Harris County Detention Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Jail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | local criminal justice system of Harris County ⓘ |
| holds |
individuals awaiting transfer to state or federal custody
ⓘ
individuals serving county sentences ⓘ pretrial detainees ⓘ |
| inmatePopulationType |
adult females
ⓘ
adult males ⓘ |
| inmateStatus |
awaiting sentencing
ⓘ
awaiting transfer to prison ⓘ awaiting trial ⓘ serving county jail sentences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Harris County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
Harris County Sheriff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas state law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Harris County Sheriff’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
pretrial detention
ⓘ
short-term incarceration ⓘ |
| providesService |
food services
ⓘ
inmate classification and intake ⓘ inmate medical care ⓘ inmate mental health services ⓘ visitation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Harris County metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification |
maximum security
ⓘ
medium security ⓘ minimum security ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Texas Commission on Jail Standards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ federal civil rights law ⓘ |
| typeOfSentenceServed |
misdemeanor sentences
GENERATED
ⓘ
short felony sentences under county authority GENERATED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harris County Jail Description of subject: Harris County Jail is a large county detention facility in Harris County, Texas, that houses individuals awaiting trial or serving short sentences under local jurisdiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.