HM Prison Maze
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HM Prison Maze was a high-security Northern Irish prison notorious for housing paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles and serving as the focal point of the 1981 republican hunger strikes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HM Prison Maze canonical | 8 |
| Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 2 |
| HM Prison Maze (Long Kesh) | 1 |
| Maze Prison | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T833137 — 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: HM Prison Maze Context triple: [Hunger strikes of 1981, mainLocation, HM Prison Maze]
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A.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
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B.
Inverness Jail
Inverness Jail is a county correctional facility in Multnomah County, Oregon, used primarily for housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates.
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C.
Wentworth
Wentworth is a historic town in southwestern New South Wales, Australia, located at the confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers and known as a key river port in the 19th century.
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D.
Hay Gaol
Hay Gaol is a historic former prison complex in Hay, New South Wales, now preserved as a heritage-listed museum site reflecting the region’s penal and social history.
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E.
Victor Verster Prison
Victor Verster Prison is a South African correctional facility best known as the place where Nelson Mandela spent the final years of his imprisonment before his release in 1990.
- 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: HM Prison Maze Target entity description: HM Prison Maze was a high-security Northern Irish prison notorious for housing paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles and serving as the focal point of the 1981 republican hunger strikes.
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A.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
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B.
Inverness Jail
Inverness Jail is a county correctional facility in Multnomah County, Oregon, used primarily for housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates.
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C.
Wentworth
Wentworth is a historic town in southwestern New South Wales, Australia, located at the confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers and known as a key river port in the 19th century.
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D.
Hay Gaol
Hay Gaol is a historic former prison complex in Hay, New South Wales, now preserved as a heritage-listed museum site reflecting the region’s penal and social history.
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E.
Victor Verster Prison
Victor Verster Prison is a South African correctional facility best known as the place where Nelson Mandela spent the final years of his imprisonment before his release in 1990.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
high-security prison ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Prison Maze
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surface form:
HM Prison Maze (Long Kesh)
Long Kesh ⓘ Maze Prison ⓘ |
| closed | 2000 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 54.492°N 6.159°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolitionBegan | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| detained |
Irish Republican Army prisoners
ⓘ
Provisional IRA prisoners ⓘ Ulster Defence Association prisoners ⓘ Ulster Volunteer Force prisoners ⓘ other paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| distanceFromBelfast | approximately 10 miles southwest ⓘ |
| focalPointOf | 1981 republican hunger strikes ⓘ |
| governedBy | Northern Ireland Office ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
escape attempts by paramilitary prisoners
ⓘ
prison protests over removal of Special Category Status ⓘ |
| hasPart |
H-blocks
ⓘ
internment compounds ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfPrisoners |
convicted paramilitaries
ⓘ
interned without trial (early 1970s) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisburn
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | County Antrim ⓘ |
| locatedOn | site of the former Royal Air Force station Long Kesh ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international attention during 1981 hunger strike ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Belfast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1970s and 1980s protests over political status of prisoners
ⓘ
1981 Irish republican hunger strike ⓘ blanket protest ⓘ dirty protest ⓘ housing Irish republican paramilitary prisoners ⓘ housing loyalist paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| opened | 1971 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Northern Ireland Prison Service
ⓘ
surface form:
Her Majesty's Prison Service (Northern Ireland)
|
| partOf | Northern Ireland prison system ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
symbol of British policy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles
ⓘ
symbol of republican resistance ⓘ |
| primaryUse | detention of paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| prisonerPopulationType | adult male prisoners ⓘ |
| securityClassification | maximum security ⓘ |
| siteRedevelopment |
Long Kesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Maze Long Kesh regeneration project
|
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HM Prison Maze Description of subject: HM Prison Maze was a high-security Northern Irish prison notorious for housing paramilitary prisoners during the Troubles and serving as the focal point of the 1981 republican hunger strikes.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maze Prison
this entity surface form:
HM Prison Maze (Long Kesh)
this entity surface form:
Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
this entity surface form:
Maze Prison, County Antrim, Northern Ireland