Ohio State Reformatory
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The Ohio State Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for serving as the primary filming location of the acclaimed film "The Shawshank Redemption."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ohio State Reformatory canonical | 13 |
| Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, Ohio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714971 — 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: Ohio State Reformatory Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, filmingLocation, Ohio State Reformatory]
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A.
Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
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B.
Lorton Reformatory
Lorton Reformatory is a former prison complex in Lorton, Virginia, known for housing Washington, D.C. inmates throughout much of the 20th century and later being repurposed as a historic and cultural site.
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C.
Holmesburg Prison
Holmesburg Prison was a notorious Philadelphia correctional facility known for its harsh conditions, high-profile inmates, and later-revealed unethical medical experiments on prisoners.
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D.
Holmesburg
Holmesburg is a historic residential neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, known for its rowhomes, proximity to the Pennypack Creek, and long-established community character.
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E.
Litchfield Penitentiary
Litchfield Penitentiary is the fictional women’s federal prison that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Orange Is the New Black."
- 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: Ohio State Reformatory Target entity description: The Ohio State Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for serving as the primary filming location of the acclaimed film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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A.
Lincoln Prison
Lincoln Prison is a correctional facility located in the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England.
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B.
Lorton Reformatory
Lorton Reformatory is a former prison complex in Lorton, Virginia, known for housing Washington, D.C. inmates throughout much of the 20th century and later being repurposed as a historic and cultural site.
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C.
Holmesburg Prison
Holmesburg Prison was a notorious Philadelphia correctional facility known for its harsh conditions, high-profile inmates, and later-revealed unethical medical experiments on prisoners.
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D.
Holmesburg
Holmesburg is a historic residential neighborhood in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, known for its rowhomes, proximity to the Pennypack Creek, and long-established community character.
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E.
Litchfield Penitentiary
Litchfield Penitentiary is the fictional women’s federal prison that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Orange Is the New Black."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film location
ⓘ
former prison ⓘ historic prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Levi T. Scofield ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Queen Anne
ⓘ
Richardsonian Romanesque ⓘ Romanesque Revival ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Romanesque
|
| closed | 1990 ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1910 ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1886 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor | young first-time offenders ⓘ |
| fictionalCounterpart | Shawshank State Penitentiary ⓘ |
| formerName | Mansfield Reformatory ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Halloween haunted attraction
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car shows ⓘ concerts ⓘ paranormal investigation events ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administration building
ⓘ
castle-like façade ⓘ cell blocks ⓘ central guard room ⓘ chapel ⓘ |
| hasTour |
Shawshank Redemption filming location tours
ⓘ
ghost tours ⓘ historical tours ⓘ |
| hasUse |
event venue
ⓘ
film production location ⓘ museum ⓘ tour venue ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mrps.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| inception | 1886 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mansfield, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Ohio
ⓘ
Richland County, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| notableWorkFilmedHere |
Air Force One
ⓘ
Tango & Cash ⓘ The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ
linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
music videos ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 83002052 ⓘ |
| opened | 1896 ⓘ |
| operator | Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society ⓘ |
| securityClassification |
maximum security
ⓘ
medium security ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary filming location for The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ohio State Reformatory Description of subject: The Ohio State Reformatory is a historic former prison in Mansfield, Ohio, best known for serving as the primary filming location of the acclaimed film "The Shawshank Redemption."
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
subject linked to:
Richland County
linked to: Ohio State Reformatory