MADOC
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MADOC is the state agency responsible for overseeing and managing the prison and correctional system in Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MADOC canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1683231 — 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: MADOC Context triple: [Massachusetts Department of Correction, abbreviation, MADOC]
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A.
MAD
MAD is the three-letter IATA airport code for Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, the main international airport serving Madrid, Spain.
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B.
MDOA
MDOA is the state agency responsible for advocating for and providing services to older adults and their caregivers in Maryland.
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C.
MDW
MDW is the IATA airport code for Chicago Midway International Airport, a major commercial airport serving the Chicago metropolitan area in Illinois, USA.
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D.
DOCO
DOCO is a mixed-use entertainment, shopping, and dining district in downtown Sacramento, California, adjacent to the Golden 1 Center.
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E.
MFA Library
The MFA Library is the research and reference library of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, supporting scholarship on the museum’s collections, art history, and related fields.
- 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: MADOC Target entity description: MADOC is the state agency responsible for overseeing and managing the prison and correctional system in Massachusetts.
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A.
MAD
MAD is the three-letter IATA airport code for Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, the main international airport serving Madrid, Spain.
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B.
MDOA
MDOA is the state agency responsible for advocating for and providing services to older adults and their caregivers in Maryland.
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C.
MDW
MDW is the IATA airport code for Chicago Midway International Airport, a major commercial airport serving the Chicago metropolitan area in Illinois, USA.
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D.
DOCO
DOCO is a mixed-use entertainment, shopping, and dining district in downtown Sacramento, California, adjacent to the Golden 1 Center.
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E.
MFA Library
The MFA Library is the research and reference library of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, supporting scholarship on the museum’s collections, art history, and related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal justice organization
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ state corrections department ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MADOC ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employs |
administrative staff
ⓘ
correctional officers ⓘ medical staff ⓘ mental health professionals ⓘ program staff ⓘ |
| field |
corrections
ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ |
| fullName | Massachusetts Department of Correction ⓘ |
| goal |
public safety in Massachusetts
ⓘ
rehabilitation of offenders in Massachusetts ⓘ secure confinement of offenders in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasScope | state-level corrections in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| involves |
incarceration of adult offenders
ⓘ
supervision of adult offenders ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
Massachusetts state prison system ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Department of Correction
|
| legalAuthorityFrom | Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ |
| oversees |
Massachusetts correctional institutions
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Department of Correction
Massachusetts prison staff ⓘ Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Department of Correction
inmate population in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ |
| partOf |
Massachusetts state government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Massachusetts
|
| regionServed |
state of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
|
| responsibleFor |
correctional facilities in Massachusetts
ⓘ
custody of sentenced state prisoners in Massachusetts ⓘ disciplinary procedures for inmates in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ educational programs for inmates in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ health services for inmates in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ inmate classification in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ inmate transportation within the Massachusetts state system ⓘ mental health services for inmates in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ parole supervision of certain offenders in Massachusetts ⓘ policy development for the Massachusetts correctional system ⓘ reentry programming for state prisoners in Massachusetts ⓘ security operations in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ state prisons in Massachusetts ⓘ substance use treatment programs for inmates in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ vocational training programs for inmates in Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
law enforcement agency
ⓘ
public safety agency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MADOC Description of subject: MADOC is the state agency responsible for overseeing and managing the prison and correctional system in Massachusetts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.