Folsom Prison
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Folsom Prison is a historic maximum-security state penitentiary in California, widely known for its harsh conditions and for being immortalized in Johnny Cash’s live album “At Folsom Prison.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folsom Prison canonical | 1 |
| Old Folsom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2759181 — 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: Folsom Prison Context triple: [Folsom Dam, nearbyFeature, Folsom Prison]
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A.
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, famous for its gritty prison narrative and iconic line about shooting a man in Reno "just to watch him die."
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B.
Cold Mountain Penitentiary
Cold Mountain Penitentiary is the fictional Depression-era death row prison featured in Stephen King’s novel and its film adaptation "The Green Mile."
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C.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
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D.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
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E.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film, based on a true story, that exposed the brutal realities of Southern chain gangs and became a landmark in socially conscious cinema.
- 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: Folsom Prison Target entity description: Folsom Prison is a historic maximum-security state penitentiary in California, widely known for its harsh conditions and for being immortalized in Johnny Cash’s live album “At Folsom Prison.”
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A.
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, famous for its gritty prison narrative and iconic line about shooting a man in Reno "just to watch him die."
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B.
Cold Mountain Penitentiary
Cold Mountain Penitentiary is the fictional Depression-era death row prison featured in Stephen King’s novel and its film adaptation "The Green Mile."
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C.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
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D.
Tombstone Blues
"Tombstone Blues" is a fast-paced, surreal, electric blues-rock song by Bob Dylan, known for its dense, visionary lyrics and prominent placement on his landmark 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited.
-
E.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film, based on a true story, that exposed the brutal realities of Southern chain gangs and became a landmark in socially conscious cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
maximum-security prison ⓘ state prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
California State Prison, Folsom
ⓘ
linked to:
Folsom State Prison
|
| associatedWith | Johnny Cash ⓘ |
| concertDate | 1968-01-13 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuredInGenre |
country music
ⓘ
popular culture ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| hasCategory |
1880 establishments in California
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Sacramento County, California ⓘ Maximum security prisons in the United States ⓘ Prisons in California ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
exercise yards
ⓘ
housing units ⓘ visiting areas ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasFunction | incarceration of adult male offenders ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
early use of electricity for prison operations
ⓘ
one of first maximum-security prisons in California ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
electrified fences
ⓘ
guard towers ⓘ high granite walls ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
harsh conditions
ⓘ
strict security ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInmates |
long-term inmates
ⓘ
violent offenders ⓘ |
| immortalizedIn |
Johnny Cash live album "At Folsom Prison"
ⓘ
linked to:
Live at Folsom Prison concert
|
| inspiredWork |
song "Folsom Prison Blues"
ⓘ
linked to:
Folsom Prison Blues
|
| isOneOf | oldest prisons in California ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Folsom, California ⓘ
linked to:
Folsom
Sacramento County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento County
|
| locatedOn |
American River
ⓘ
linked to:
American River (California)
|
| near |
Folsom Dam
ⓘ
Sacramento ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1880 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
ⓘ
linked to:
California state prison system
|
| partOf | California state prison system ⓘ |
| securityLevel | maximum ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books
ⓘ
documentaries ⓘ news reports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Folsom Prison Description of subject: Folsom Prison is a historic maximum-security state penitentiary in California, widely known for its harsh conditions and for being immortalized in Johnny Cash’s live album “At Folsom Prison.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Folsom Prison