Kingston Penitentiary
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Kingston Penitentiary is a historic maximum-security prison in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, known for housing some of the country’s most notorious inmates before its closure in 2013.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kingston Penitentiary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861381 — 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: Kingston Penitentiary Context triple: [Grace Marks, setting, Kingston Penitentiary]
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A.
The Big House
The Big House is a landmark 1930 American prison drama film noted for its early, gritty depiction of life behind bars and its influential role in shaping the prison film genre.
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B.
The Big House
The Big House is the massive on-campus football stadium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, renowned as one of the largest stadiums in the world.
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C.
At San Quentin
"At San Quentin" is a live country music album by Johnny Cash, recorded during his 1969 performance at California's San Quentin State Prison and renowned for its raw energy and historic impact on Cash's career.
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D.
A Prisoner
"A Prisoner" is a section of Peter Kropotkin’s autobiographical work "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," recounting his experiences of arrest, confinement, and political persecution.
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E.
Fields of Punishment
Fields of Punishment is a torment-filled region of the Greek underworld where the souls of the wicked are condemned to suffer for their earthly crimes.
- 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: Kingston Penitentiary Target entity description: Kingston Penitentiary is a historic maximum-security prison in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, known for housing some of the country’s most notorious inmates before its closure in 2013.
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A.
The Big House
The Big House is a landmark 1930 American prison drama film noted for its early, gritty depiction of life behind bars and its influential role in shaping the prison film genre.
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B.
The Big House
The Big House is the massive on-campus football stadium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, renowned as one of the largest stadiums in the world.
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C.
At San Quentin
"At San Quentin" is a live country music album by Johnny Cash, recorded during his 1969 performance at California's San Quentin State Prison and renowned for its raw energy and historic impact on Cash's career.
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D.
A Prisoner
"A Prisoner" is a section of Peter Kropotkin’s autobiographical work "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," recounting his experiences of arrest, confinement, and political persecution.
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E.
Fields of Punishment
Fields of Punishment is a torment-filled region of the Greek underworld where the souls of the wicked are condemned to suffer for their earthly crimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former maximum-security prison
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historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | KP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario
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Defunct prisons in Canada ⓘ National Historic Sites in Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Prisons in Ontario ⓘ |
| city | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 2013 ⓘ |
| closureDate | 2013-09-30 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1833 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinates | 44.225°N 76.511°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
guided tours
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heritage interpretation ⓘ |
| designatedNationalHistoricSiteOfCanada | 1990 ⓘ |
| formerName | Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central dome
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exercise yards ⓘ guard towers ⓘ high stone perimeter wall ⓘ segregation unit ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingston, Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Lake Ontario shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Kingston Penitentiary Museum
NERFINISHED
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Lake Ontario Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth Olympic Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Military College of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
housing some of Canada’s most notorious inmates
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long history of penal reform debates ⓘ prison riots ⓘ |
| numberOfCellBlocks | multiple cell blocks ⓘ |
| opened | 1835 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Correctional Service of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | K7L 4V7 ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 560 King Street West ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingston Penitentiary Description of subject: Kingston Penitentiary is a historic maximum-security prison in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, known for housing some of the country’s most notorious inmates before its closure in 2013.
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