Holloway Prison
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Holloway Prison was a major women's prison in London, England, historically known for housing some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holloway Prison canonical | 4 |
| HM Prison Holloway | 2 |
| HM Prison Holloway (former) | 1 |
| Holloway Jail | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8005036 — 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: Holloway Prison Context triple: [Myra Hindley, incarceratedIn, Holloway Prison]
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A.
Wakefield Prison
Wakefield Prison is a high-security men’s prison in West Yorkshire, England, known for holding some of the country’s most dangerous and high-profile inmates.
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B.
Styal Prison
Styal Prison is a women's prison and young offender institution located in Cheshire, England, primarily housing female inmates from across the region.
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C.
Tolhouse Gaol
Tolhouse Gaol is a historic former prison and courthouse in Great Yarmouth, England, now preserved as a museum showcasing local crime and punishment history.
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D.
HM Prison Pentonville
HM Prison Pentonville is a historic Category B men's prison in North London, England, known for housing high-profile inmates and carrying out executions in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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E.
Kaliti Prison
Kaliti Prison is a notorious high-security detention facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, known for holding political prisoners, journalists, and government critics under harsh conditions.
- 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: Holloway Prison Target entity description: Holloway Prison was a major women's prison in London, England, historically known for housing some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
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A.
Wakefield Prison
Wakefield Prison is a high-security men’s prison in West Yorkshire, England, known for holding some of the country’s most dangerous and high-profile inmates.
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B.
Styal Prison
Styal Prison is a women's prison and young offender institution located in Cheshire, England, primarily housing female inmates from across the region.
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C.
Tolhouse Gaol
Tolhouse Gaol is a historic former prison and courthouse in Great Yarmouth, England, now preserved as a museum showcasing local crime and punishment history.
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D.
HM Prison Pentonville
HM Prison Pentonville is a historic Category B men's prison in North London, England, known for housing high-profile inmates and carrying out executions in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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E.
Kaliti Prison
Kaliti Prison is a notorious high-security detention facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, known for holding political prisoners, journalists, and government critics under harsh conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | prison ⓘ |
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| cityBorough | Islington ⓘ |
| closed | 2016 ⓘ |
| conversionYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | women's prison ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
British National Grid (OSGB36)
ⓘ
linked to:
British National Grid
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolished | after 2016 closure ⓘ |
| function | detention of female offenders ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Prison Rules of England and Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Prison Rules (England and Wales)
|
| governingBody |
Ministry of Justice (UK)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Justice
|
| hasCategory | public sector prison ⓘ |
| hasInmateGender | female ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOperation |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ Victorian era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major women's prison in London
ⓘ
symbol of women's imprisonment in the UK ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversies over conditions and overcrowding
ⓘ
high-profile female prisoners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borough of Islington
ⓘ
linked to:
London Borough of Islington
England ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Her Majesty's Prison Service
ⓘ
linked to:
HM Prison and Probation Service
|
| namedAfter |
Holloway area of north London
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Holloway, London, England
|
| notableFor |
being the largest women's prison in western Europe at times in its history
ⓘ
housing some of the United Kingdom's most notorious female offenders ⓘ |
| opened | 1852 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | mixed-sex prison ⓘ |
| ownership | UK government ⓘ |
| postcode | N7 ⓘ |
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| securityCategory |
Category C
ⓘ
Category D ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Parkhurst Road ⓘ |
| typeOfFacility | correctional facility ⓘ |
| usedFor |
remand prisoners
ⓘ
sentenced prisoners ⓘ young offenders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holloway Prison Description of subject: Holloway Prison was a major women's prison in London, England, historically known for housing some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Holloway Prison
linked to: Holloway Prison