Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles
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Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles is a federal administrative detention facility in downtown Los Angeles that primarily houses male pretrial inmates for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2306164 — 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: Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles Context triple: [Civic Center, Downtown Los Angeles, contains, Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles]
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A.
Los Angeles County jail system
The Los Angeles County jail system is one of the largest and most complex network of detention facilities in the United States, housing tens of thousands of inmates and serving as a central hub for pretrial and short-term incarceration in the county.
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B.
Multnomah County Detention Center
Multnomah County Detention Center is the primary county jail facility in Portland, Oregon, responsible for housing and managing individuals in custody for Multnomah County.
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C.
Cook County Jail
Cook County Jail is a large correctional facility in Chicago, Illinois, known as one of the largest single-site jails in the United States.
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D.
Long Beach Unit
Long Beach Unit is a popular coastal section of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island, known for its expansive sandy beaches and surf-friendly waves.
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E.
Otay Mesa Detention Center
Otay Mesa Detention Center is a privately operated immigration detention and correctional facility located in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, California.
- 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: Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles Target entity description: Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles is a federal administrative detention facility in downtown Los Angeles that primarily houses male pretrial inmates for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
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A.
Los Angeles County jail system
The Los Angeles County jail system is one of the largest and most complex network of detention facilities in the United States, housing tens of thousands of inmates and serving as a central hub for pretrial and short-term incarceration in the county.
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B.
Multnomah County Detention Center
Multnomah County Detention Center is the primary county jail facility in Portland, Oregon, responsible for housing and managing individuals in custody for Multnomah County.
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C.
Cook County Jail
Cook County Jail is a large correctional facility in Chicago, Illinois, known as one of the largest single-site jails in the United States.
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D.
Long Beach Unit
Long Beach Unit is a popular coastal section of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island, known for its expansive sandy beaches and surf-friendly waves.
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E.
Otay Mesa Detention Center
Otay Mesa Detention Center is a privately operated immigration detention and correctional facility located in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
federal detention center ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| affiliation |
U.S. Department of Justice
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
|
| buildingUse | correctional ⓘ |
| cityServed | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities ⓘ
linked to:
United States federal prison system
Prisons in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| inmateGenderPrimary | male ⓘ |
| inmatePopulationType | pretrial inmates ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ |
| managedBy | Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ |
| operator | Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal prison system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
administrative detention
ⓘ
pretrial detention ⓘ |
| regionServed | Central District of California ⓘ |
| securityClass | administrative ⓘ |
| securityLevelDescription | administrative, holds inmates of all security levels ⓘ |
| servesAs | federal administrative detention facility ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| typicalInmateStatus |
awaiting sentencing
ⓘ
awaiting transfer ⓘ awaiting trial ⓘ |
| usedFor |
holding inmates awaiting trial in U.S. District Court
ⓘ
housing federal pretrial detainees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles Description of subject: Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles is a federal administrative detention facility in downtown Los Angeles that primarily houses male pretrial inmates for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.