Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
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Reginald A. Wilkinson is a former director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, known for his role as a respondent in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cutter v. Wilkinson concerning the religious rights of prison inmates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2000701 — 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: Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Context triple: [Cutter v. Wilkinson, hasRespondent, Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction]
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A.
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction is the chief executive official responsible for overseeing and administering the state’s prison system and correctional facilities.
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B.
Corrections Division
The Corrections Division is the branch of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responsible for operating county jails and managing the custody, care, and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals.
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C.
Ohio State Reformatory
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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D.
Oregon Department of Corrections
The Oregon Department of Corrections is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and managing adult offenders in Oregon’s correctional system.
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E.
Prison Authority
The Prison Authority is the branch of Egypt's internal security apparatus responsible for managing and overseeing the country's prison system and incarcerated population.
- 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: Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Target entity description: Reginald A. Wilkinson is a former director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, known for his role as a respondent in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cutter v. Wilkinson concerning the religious rights of prison inmates.
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A.
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
The Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction is the chief executive official responsible for overseeing and administering the state’s prison system and correctional facilities.
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B.
Corrections Division
The Corrections Division is the branch of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responsible for operating county jails and managing the custody, care, and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals.
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C.
Ohio State Reformatory
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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D.
Oregon Department of Corrections
The Oregon Department of Corrections is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and managing adult offenders in Oregon’s correctional system.
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E.
Prison Authority
The Prison Authority is the branch of Egypt's internal security apparatus responsible for managing and overseeing the country's prison system and incarcerated population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government official
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human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Ohio prison system
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prison administration policy in Ohio ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corrections
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criminal justice administration ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | corrections administrator ⓘ |
| knownFor |
involvement in litigation over religious rights of prison inmates
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leadership of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ⓘ |
| legalCaseCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalCaseIssue | religious rights of prison inmates ⓘ |
| legalCaseJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| legalCaseSubject | Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ⓘ |
| name | Reginald A. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| notableCourtCase | Cutter v. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of Ohio’s state prison system ⓘ |
| participantIn | Cutter v. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| partyToLegalCase | Cutter v. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
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state corrections director ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | respondent in Cutter v. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| workLocation | Ohio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Description of subject: Reginald A. Wilkinson is a former director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, known for his role as a respondent in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cutter v. Wilkinson concerning the religious rights of prison inmates.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cutter v. Wilkinson
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hasRespondent
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Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
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