Multnomah County Detention Center
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Multnomah County Detention Center is the primary county jail facility in Portland, Oregon, responsible for housing and managing individuals in custody for Multnomah County.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Multnomah County Detention Center canonical | 1 |
| Multnomah County Jail | 1 |
| Multnomah County Justice Center Jail | 1 |
| Multnomah County jail system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T271316 — 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: Multnomah County Detention Center Context triple: [Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, operates, Multnomah County Detention Center]
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A.
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a California state prison located near San Diego that houses medium- to maximum-security inmates, including several high-profile prisoners.
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B.
Multnomah County
Multnomah County is an Oregon county in the United States that encompasses Portland, the state’s largest city and economic hub.
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C.
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing, jail operations, and public safety services in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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D.
Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
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E.
Multnomah County Circuit Court
Multnomah County Circuit Court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction serving Multnomah County, Oregon, handling civil, criminal, family, and other legal matters.
- 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: Multnomah County Detention Center Target entity description: 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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A.
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility is a California state prison located near San Diego that houses medium- to maximum-security inmates, including several high-profile prisoners.
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B.
Multnomah County
Multnomah County is an Oregon county in the United States that encompasses Portland, the state’s largest city and economic hub.
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C.
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing, jail operations, and public safety services in Multnomah County, Oregon.
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D.
Suitland Federal Center
Suitland Federal Center is a major U.S. federal office complex in Suitland, Maryland, that houses several government agencies and serves as a key hub for federal statistical and intelligence operations.
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E.
Multnomah County Circuit Court
Multnomah County Circuit Court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction serving Multnomah County, Oregon, handling civil, criminal, family, and other legal matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
county jail ⓘ detention facility ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Multnomah County Courthouse
ⓘ
Portland Police Bureau Central Precinct ⓘ
linked to:
Portland Police Bureau
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Multnomah County Jail
ⓘ
linked to:
Multnomah County Detention Center
Multnomah County Justice Center Jail ⓘ
linked to:
Multnomah County Detention Center
|
| buildingType | high-rise jail facility ⓘ |
| city |
Portland, Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Multnomah County ⓘ |
| functionInSystem | local incarceration and detention node ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Multnomah County government
ⓘ
linked to:
Multnomah County
|
| hasInmatePopulationType | adult inmates ⓘ |
| hasService |
court transport of inmates
ⓘ
inmate commissary ⓘ inmate mail processing ⓘ inmate telephone access ⓘ inmate visitation ⓘ medical services for inmates ⓘ mental health services for inmates ⓘ |
| holds |
pretrial detainees
ⓘ
sentenced inmates ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Multnomah County ⓘ |
| legalStatus | local government facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Downtown Portland
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland City Center
|
| managedBy | sheriff ⓘ |
| notFor | juvenile detention ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ |
| partOf |
Multnomah County jail system
ⓘ
linked to:
Multnomah County Detention Center
|
| primaryFunction |
pretrial detention
ⓘ
short-term incarceration ⓘ |
| publicAuthority | Multnomah County ⓘ |
| regionServed | Portland metropolitan area ⓘ |
| sector | criminal justice system ⓘ |
| securityLevel |
maximum security areas
ⓘ
medium security areas ⓘ minimum security areas ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Multnomah County ordinances
ⓘ
Oregon state law ⓘ United States constitutional law ⓘ |
| usedFor |
booking and intake
ⓘ
housing individuals in county custody ⓘ pretrial holding ⓘ short-term sentences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Multnomah County Detention Center Description of subject: Multnomah County Detention Center is the primary county jail facility in Portland, Oregon, responsible for housing and managing individuals in custody for Multnomah County.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Multnomah County Detention Center
linked to: Multnomah County Detention Center
linked to: Multnomah County Detention Center