CoreCivic
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CoreCivic is a major American private prison and detention center company that owns and operates correctional and immigration detention facilities under government contracts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CoreCivic canonical | 6 |
| Corrections Corporation of America | 2 |
| CoreCivic Community | 1 |
| CoreCivic Safety | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9615509 — 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: CoreCivic Context triple: [Otay Mesa Detention Center, operatedBy, CoreCivic]
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A.
The GEO Group
The GEO Group is a private American company that owns and operates prisons, immigration detention centers, and community reentry facilities across the United States and internationally.
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B.
Maryland Correctional Enterprises
Maryland Correctional Enterprises is a state-run prison industry program in Maryland that provides work and job training opportunities to incarcerated individuals through the production of goods and services for government and nonprofit customers.
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C.
Pelican Bay Foundation
Pelican Bay Foundation is the master homeowners’ association responsible for managing and overseeing the residential community and amenities of Pelican Bay in Florida.
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D.
Clarinda Correctional Facility
Clarinda Correctional Facility is a state-run prison located in Clarinda, Iowa, that houses and rehabilitates incarcerated individuals.
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E.
Ellis Unit
Ellis Unit is a management area within Washington State’s Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, known for its protected coastal habitats and wildlife conservation.
- 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: CoreCivic Target entity description: CoreCivic is a major American private prison and detention center company that owns and operates correctional and immigration detention facilities under government contracts.
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A.
The GEO Group
The GEO Group is a private American company that owns and operates prisons, immigration detention centers, and community reentry facilities across the United States and internationally.
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B.
Maryland Correctional Enterprises
Maryland Correctional Enterprises is a state-run prison industry program in Maryland that provides work and job training opportunities to incarcerated individuals through the production of goods and services for government and nonprofit customers.
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C.
Pelican Bay Foundation
Pelican Bay Foundation is the master homeowners’ association responsible for managing and overseeing the residential community and amenities of Pelican Bay in Florida.
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D.
Clarinda Correctional Facility
Clarinda Correctional Facility is a state-run prison located in Clarinda, Iowa, that houses and rehabilitates incarcerated individuals.
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E.
Ellis Unit
Ellis Unit is a management area within Washington State’s Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, known for its protected coastal habitats and wildlife conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporation
ⓘ
private prison company ⓘ public company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CCA ⓘ |
| businessModel | for-profit ⓘ |
| client |
U.S. federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
U.S. states ⓘ local governments ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of poor conditions in facilities
ⓘ
criticism of role in U.S. immigration detention ⓘ lawsuits over inmate treatment ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfHeadquarters |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formerName |
Corrections Corporation of America
ⓘ
linked to:
CoreCivic
|
| foundedBy |
Don Hutto
ⓘ
Robert Crants ⓘ Tom Beasley ⓘ |
| hasBusinessDivision |
CoreCivic Community
ⓘ
linked to:
CoreCivic
CoreCivic Properties ⓘ CoreCivic Safety ⓘ
linked to:
CoreCivic
|
| hasCompetitor |
GEO Group
ⓘ
Management and Training Corporation ⓘ |
| hasFocus | public-private partnerships in corrections ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.corecivic.com ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| industry |
corrections
ⓘ
immigration detention ⓘ private prisons ⓘ real estate investment ⓘ |
| legalForm | corporation ⓘ |
| listedOn |
S&P SmallCap 600 (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
S&P SmallCap 600
|
| majorClient |
Federal Bureau of Prisons
ⓘ
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ
linked to:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Marshals Service ⓘ
linked to:
United States Marshals Service
|
| operates |
community corrections facilities
ⓘ
immigration detention centers ⓘ private prisons ⓘ residential reentry centers ⓘ |
| providesService |
correctional facility management
ⓘ
detention facility management ⓘ real estate solutions for government agencies ⓘ |
| rebrandedFrom |
Corrections Corporation of America
ⓘ
linked to:
CoreCivic
|
| rebrandingYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| sector | private corrections ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| stockExchange | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | CXW ⓘ |
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: CoreCivic Description of subject: CoreCivic is a major American private prison and detention center company that owns and operates correctional and immigration detention facilities under government contracts.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: CoreCivic
linked to: CoreCivic
linked to: CoreCivic
linked to: CoreCivic