Massachusetts Department of Correction

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government agency state corrections department

The Massachusetts Department of Correction is the state agency responsible for overseeing and managing adult correctional facilities and prison operations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Massachusetts Department of Correction canonical	14
Massachusetts state prison system	5
Massachusetts Correctional Institution system	1
Massachusetts DOC	1
Massachusetts Department of Correction headquarters	1
Massachusetts Department of Corrections	1
Massachusetts correctional institutions	1
Massachusetts state correctional institutions	1
Massachusetts state prisons	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T280286 — 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: Massachusetts Department of Correction
Context triple: [MCI-Shirley, operatedBy, Massachusetts Department of Correction]

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. 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.
C. New York City Department of Correction
The New York City Department of Correction is the municipal agency responsible for managing New York City's jail system and overseeing the custody and care of individuals detained within it.
D. District of Columbia Department of Corrections
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.
E. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and overseeing parole and community supervision for offenders in New York.
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: Massachusetts Department of Correction
Target entity description: The Massachusetts Department of Correction is the state agency responsible for overseeing and managing adult correctional facilities and prison operations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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. 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.
C. New York City Department of Correction
The New York City Department of Correction is the municipal agency responsible for managing New York City's jail system and overseeing the custody and care of individuals detained within it.
D. District of Columbia Department of Corrections
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.
E. New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision is the state agency responsible for operating prisons and overseeing parole and community supervision for offenders in New York.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ state corrections department ⓘ
abbreviation	MADOC ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Massachusetts DOC ⓘ linked to: Massachusetts Department of Correction Massachusetts Department of Corrections ⓘ linked to: Massachusetts Department of Correction
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	administrative staff ⓘ civilian staff ⓘ correctional officers ⓘ medical staff in correctional facilities ⓘ
follows	Massachusetts General Laws related to corrections ⓘ linked to: Massachusetts General Laws
governs	policies for state correctional institutions in Massachusetts ⓘ
handles	female prisoners ⓘ male prisoners ⓘ sentenced adult offenders ⓘ
hasMission	to promote successful reentry of offenders into the community ⓘ to protect the public by supervising offenders in safe and secure facilities ⓘ
hasTypeOfFacility	maximum security prison ⓘ medium security prison ⓘ minimum security prison ⓘ pre-release facility ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-correction ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Massachusetts ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ linked to: Massachusetts
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
operatesIn	Massachusetts ⓘ
oversees	Massachusetts correctional facilities for adults ⓘ Massachusetts state prisons ⓘ state correctional institutions in Massachusetts ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Massachusetts ⓘ
partOf	Executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts ⓘ linked to: Government of Massachusetts
responsibleFor	adult correctional facilities ⓘ correctional programming ⓘ custody of sentenced offenders ⓘ incarceration of adult offenders ⓘ inmate classification ⓘ inmate transportation ⓘ offender reentry services ⓘ prison operations ⓘ security in state correctional institutions ⓘ state prisons ⓘ
sector	criminal justice ⓘ public safety ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ
subdivisionName	Massachusetts ⓘ
subjectOf	Massachusetts state government publications ⓘ criminal justice research in Massachusetts ⓘ

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