Clinton Correctional Facility

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New York State prison correctional facility maximum-security state prison

Clinton Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Dannemora, New York, known for housing high-profile inmates and its long-standing role in the New York prison system.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Clinton Correctional Facility canonical	10
Clinton Correctional Facility for Women	3
Clinton Prison	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1124033 — 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: Clinton Correctional Facility
Context triple: [Bobby Shmurda, placeOfDetention, Clinton Correctional Facility]

A. Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a California state prison located near San Diego that houses medium- to maximum-security inmates, including several high-profile prisoners.
B. Gadsden Correctional Facility
Gadsden Correctional Facility is a women’s state prison in Gadsden County, Florida, operated under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections.
C. Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
D. Kent County Correctional Facility
Kent County Correctional Facility is the main county jail complex serving Kent County, Michigan, housing inmates awaiting trial or serving short sentences under the jurisdiction of the county sheriff.
E. Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
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: Clinton Correctional Facility
Target entity description: Clinton Correctional Facility is a maximum-security state prison in Dannemora, New York, known for housing high-profile inmates and its long-standing role in the New York prison system.

A. Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a California state prison located near San Diego that houses medium- to maximum-security inmates, including several high-profile prisoners.
B. Gadsden Correctional Facility
Gadsden Correctional Facility is a women’s state prison in Gadsden County, Florida, operated under contract with the Florida Department of Corrections.
C. Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
D. Kent County Correctional Facility
Kent County Correctional Facility is the main county jail complex serving Kent County, Michigan, housing inmates awaiting trial or serving short sentences under the jurisdiction of the county sheriff.
E. Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York State prison ⓘ correctional facility ⓘ maximum-security state prison ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Clinton Prison ⓘ linked to: Clinton Correctional Facility Dannemora ⓘ linked to: Dannemora, New York
category	Maximum security prisons in the United States ⓘ Prisons in New York State ⓘ
city	Dannemora ⓘ linked to: Dannemora, New York
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
establishedIn	1840s ⓘ
function	incarceration of adult male offenders ⓘ
governingBody	New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ⓘ
hasFacilityType	walled prison ⓘ
hasNotableEvent	2015 escape of Richard Matt and David Sweat ⓘ
hasRole	long-standing role in New York State corrections ⓘ
hasSecurityFeatures	controlled access points ⓘ guard towers ⓘ perimeter walls ⓘ
historicSignificance	one of New York’s oldest operating prisons ⓘ
inmateGender	male ⓘ
isPublicInstitution	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
knownFor	2015 prison escape ⓘ housing high-profile inmates ⓘ
locatedIn	Clinton County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Dannemora, New York ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
managedBy	New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national media attention after 2015 escape ⓘ
near	Adirondack Mountains ⓘ
opened	1845 ⓘ
operatedBy	New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision ⓘ
partOf	New York prison system ⓘ
postalCode	12929 ⓘ
region	Northern New York ⓘ
securityClassification	maximum security ⓘ
securityLevel	maximum ⓘ
serves	New York State criminal justice system ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
streetAddress	1156 Route 374 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bobby Shmurda → placeOfDetention → Clinton Correctional Facility ⓘ

subject linked to: Shmurda (Bobby Shmurda)

Assata Shakur → escapeFrom → Clinton Correctional Facility for Women ⓘ