United States Penitentiary (USP)
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The United States Penitentiary (USP) is a high-security federal prison facility within the U.S. Bureau of Prisons system that houses inmates requiring the most secure confinement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Penitentiary | 2 |
| United States Penitentiary (USP) canonical | 2 |
| United States Penitentiaries | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2786249 — 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: United States Penitentiary (USP) Context triple: [Atlanta U.S. Penitentiary, hasFacilityType, United States Penitentiary (USP)]
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A.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a United States federal agency responsible for the administration and oversight of federal correctional institutions and the custody and care of federal inmates.
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B.
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX is a federal supermax prison in Colorado known for housing some of the most dangerous and high-profile inmates in the United States under extremely restrictive conditions.
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C.
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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D.
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute is a federal maximum-security prison in Indiana that houses male inmates and contains the federal execution chamber for carrying out death sentences.
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E.
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth is a historic federal prison in Kansas known for housing some of the most notorious American criminals of the 20th century.
- 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: United States Penitentiary (USP) Target entity description: The United States Penitentiary (USP) is a high-security federal prison facility within the U.S. Bureau of Prisons system that houses inmates requiring the most secure confinement.
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A.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a United States federal agency responsible for the administration and oversight of federal correctional institutions and the custody and care of federal inmates.
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B.
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX is a federal supermax prison in Colorado known for housing some of the most dangerous and high-profile inmates in the United States under extremely restrictive conditions.
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C.
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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D.
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute is a federal maximum-security prison in Indiana that houses male inmates and contains the federal execution chamber for carrying out death sentences.
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E.
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth is a historic federal prison in Kansas known for housing some of the most notorious American criminals of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility
ⓘ
federal prison system ⓘ high-security prison ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
United States federal prisons
ⓘ
maximum and high-security correctional facilities ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Correctional Institution
Federal Prison Camp ⓘ |
| employs | federal correctional staff ⓘ |
| governingAgency | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | USP ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType | cell housing units ⓘ |
| hasHousingArrangement | cell-based housing rather than dormitory-style ⓘ |
| hasInmateCustodyLevel | high ⓘ |
| hasInmateManagementPolicy | highly controlled movement and activities ⓘ |
| hasOperationalScope | national ⓘ |
| hasOversight |
Federal Bureau of Prisons
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Bureau of Prisons regional offices
|
| hasPrimaryFunction | secure custody of inmates who pose higher security risks ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeature |
armed perimeter patrols
ⓘ
controlled movement of inmates ⓘ perimeter fencing ⓘ secure housing units ⓘ surveillance systems ⓘ |
| hasSecurityLevel | one of the highest in the federal prison system ⓘ |
| hasStaffType |
administrative staff
ⓘ
correctional officers ⓘ counseling staff ⓘ medical staff ⓘ |
| inmatePopulationType |
adult male inmates
ⓘ
federal prisoners ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | United States federal prison system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| operatedBy | Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Bureau of Prisons system ⓘ |
| purpose |
incarceration of federal offenders
ⓘ
secure confinement of high-risk inmates ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high security ⓘ |
| subjectTo | federal prison regulations ⓘ |
| supervisesInmateMovement | yes ⓘ |
| typicalPrograms |
educational programs for inmates
ⓘ
substance abuse treatment programs ⓘ vocational training programs ⓘ |
| typicalServices |
medical services for inmates
ⓘ
mental health services for inmates ⓘ |
| usedFor | long-term confinement of federal inmates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: United States Penitentiary (USP) Description of subject: The United States Penitentiary (USP) is a high-security federal prison facility within the U.S. Bureau of Prisons system that houses inmates requiring the most secure confinement.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Penitentiary
this entity surface form:
United States Penitentiary
this entity surface form:
United States Penitentiaries