District of Columbia Department of Corrections

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corrections department government agency

The District of Columbia Department of Corrections is the local government agency responsible for operating the jail and detention facilities and overseeing the custody and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals in Washington, D.C.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Department of Corrections canonical	10
Department of Corrections of the District of Columbia	1
District of Columbia Department of Corrections system	1
District of Columbia Jail	1
District of Columbia correctional system	1
District of Columbia jail system	1
District of Columbia penal system	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253960 — 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: District of Columbia Department of Corrections
Context triple: [Government of the District of Columbia, hasAgency, District of Columbia Department of Corrections]

A. Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and detention facilities, supervising offenders, and overseeing public safety and correctional programs in Maryland.
B. District of Columbia Department of Public Works
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works is the municipal agency responsible for services such as trash and recycling collection, street and alley cleaning, parking enforcement, and related public space maintenance in Washington, D.C.
C. District of Columbia Department of Human Services
The District of Columbia Department of Human Services is the city’s primary social services agency, responsible for providing assistance and support programs to low-income individuals and families in Washington, D.C.
D. District of Columbia Department of Health
The District of Columbia Department of Health is the municipal public health agency responsible for protecting and promoting the health and well-being of residents and visitors in Washington, D.C.
E. District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is the municipal agency responsible for providing fire protection, emergency medical care, and rescue services throughout Washington, D.C.
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: District of Columbia Department of Corrections
Target entity description: The District of Columbia Department of Corrections is the local government agency responsible for operating the jail and detention facilities and overseeing the custody and rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals in Washington, D.C.

A. Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and detention facilities, supervising offenders, and overseeing public safety and correctional programs in Maryland.
B. District of Columbia Department of Public Works
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works is the municipal agency responsible for services such as trash and recycling collection, street and alley cleaning, parking enforcement, and related public space maintenance in Washington, D.C.
C. District of Columbia Department of Human Services
The District of Columbia Department of Human Services is the city’s primary social services agency, responsible for providing assistance and support programs to low-income individuals and families in Washington, D.C.
D. District of Columbia Department of Health
The District of Columbia Department of Health is the municipal public health agency responsible for protecting and promoting the health and well-being of residents and visitors in Washington, D.C.
E. District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is the municipal agency responsible for providing fire protection, emergency medical care, and rescue services throughout Washington, D.C.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corrections department ⓘ government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	DC DOC ⓘ
appliesPolicy	District of Columbia laws and regulations ⓘ local corrections policies ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency ⓘ Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	civilian staff ⓘ correctional officers ⓘ
hasPurpose	custody of incarcerated individuals in Washington, D.C. ⓘ public safety in the District of Columbia ⓘ rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
industry	corrections ⓘ criminal justice ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
operates	Central Detention Facility ⓘ Correctional Treatment Facility ⓘ District of Columbia Jail ⓘ linked to: District of Columbia Department of Corrections
parentOrganization	District of Columbia government ⓘ linked to: Government of the District of Columbia
partOf	District of Columbia public safety agencies ⓘ
responsibleFor	coordinating with D.C. Superior Court regarding detainees ⓘ coordinating with federal agencies regarding D.C. inmates in federal custody ⓘ coordinating with the U.S. Marshals Service regarding detainees ⓘ custody of sentenced misdemeanants in Washington, D.C. ⓘ detention of pretrial detainees in Washington, D.C. ⓘ ensuring safety of staff and inmates in D.C. jail facilities ⓘ inmate classification ⓘ inmate housing ⓘ inmate programs and services ⓘ inmate transportation within the District of Columbia ⓘ intake and release processing for D.C. jail inmates ⓘ maintaining inmate records for D.C. jail population ⓘ maintaining jail security in Washington, D.C. ⓘ operation of jail facilities in Washington, D.C. ⓘ providing access to medical services for inmates through contracted providers ⓘ providing access to mental health services for inmates through contracted providers ⓘ reentry preparation for incarcerated individuals ⓘ short-term incarceration in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
serviceArea	District of Columbia ⓘ
uses	detention facilities ⓘ jail facilities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

Government of the District of Columbia → hasAgency → District of Columbia Department of Corrections ⓘ

District of Columbia Department of Corrections → operates → District of Columbia Jail ⓘ