Mansfield Reformatory
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Mansfield Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for its imposing architecture and for serving as a primary filming location for the movie "The Shawshank Redemption."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mansfield Reformatory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315298 — 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: Mansfield Reformatory Context triple: [Ohio State Reformatory, formerName, Mansfield Reformatory]
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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.
Holloway Prison
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Mansfield Reformatory Target entity description: Mansfield Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for its imposing architecture and for serving as a primary filming location for the movie "The Shawshank Redemption."
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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.
Holloway Prison
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film location
ⓘ
former prison ⓘ historic prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ohio State Reformatory ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Queen Anne style
ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Anne Revival
Romanesque Revival ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Romanesque
Victorian Gothic ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic Revival
|
| associatedWith |
The Shawshank Trail
ⓘ
linked to:
Shawshank State Penitentiary
|
| city | Mansfield ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1886 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedAs | reformatory for young first-time offenders ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administration building
ⓘ
cell blocks ⓘ central staircase ⓘ chapel ⓘ guard towers ⓘ solitary confinement area ⓘ |
| hasUse |
correctional facility
ⓘ
film production location ⓘ museum ⓘ tour venue ⓘ |
| heightRanking | one of the tallest free-standing steel cell blocks in the world ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| inception | 1886 ⓘ |
| laterUse | maximum-security prison ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mansfield, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Ohio
ⓘ
Richland County, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
imposing architecture
ⓘ
use as primary filming location for The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ |
| notableWorkFilmedHere |
Air Force One
ⓘ
Tango & Cash ⓘ The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ
linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
music videos ⓘ |
| opened | 1896 ⓘ |
| operator | Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society ⓘ |
| prisonClosed | 1990 ⓘ |
| shortName | OSR ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 100 Reformatory Road ⓘ |
| tourType |
Shawshank-themed tours
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historical tours ⓘ paranormal tours ⓘ self-guided tours ⓘ |
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Subject: Mansfield Reformatory Description of subject: Mansfield Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for its imposing architecture and for serving as a primary filming location for the movie "The Shawshank Redemption."
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