On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France
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On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France is a 19th-century study comparing American prison practices with those in France, influential in debates on penal reform and the development of modern correctional systems.
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| On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France Context triple: [Gustave de Beaumont, notableWork, On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France]
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Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État
Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État is a political and legal critique by Mirabeau denouncing arbitrary royal imprisonment and the abuses of absolute monarchy in pre-revolutionary France.
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B.
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales is an influential 18th-century exposé by prison reformer John Howard that documented horrific conditions in British jails and helped spark major penal reforms.
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Penitentiary Philosophy
"Penitentiary Philosophy" is a socially conscious neo-soul track by Erykah Badu from her acclaimed 2000 album *Mama’s Gun*, reflecting on incarceration and systemic injustice.
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D.
Reading Gaol
Reading Gaol is a former British prison in Reading, England, best known for incarcerating Oscar Wilde and inspiring his work "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
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E.
Vincennes Prison
Vincennes Prison was a notorious French state prison and fortress near Paris, historically used to detain political prisoners and notable figures such as Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France Target entity description: On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France is a 19th-century study comparing American prison practices with those in France, influential in debates on penal reform and the development of modern correctional systems.
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A.
Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État
Des lettres de cachet et des prisons d’État is a political and legal critique by Mirabeau denouncing arbitrary royal imprisonment and the abuses of absolute monarchy in pre-revolutionary France.
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B.
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales is an influential 18th-century exposé by prison reformer John Howard that documented horrific conditions in British jails and helped spark major penal reforms.
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C.
Penitentiary Philosophy
"Penitentiary Philosophy" is a socially conscious neo-soul track by Erykah Badu from her acclaimed 2000 album *Mama’s Gun*, reflecting on incarceration and systemic injustice.
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D.
Reading Gaol
Reading Gaol is a former British prison in Reading, England, best known for incarcerating Oscar Wilde and inspiring his work "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
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E.
Vincennes Prison
Vincennes Prison was a notorious French state prison and fortress near Paris, historically used to detain political prisoners and notable figures such as Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century study
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book ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
France
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| fieldOfStudy |
criminology
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legal studies ⓘ penology ⓘ sociology of punishment ⓘ |
| focus | application of American penitentiary models in France ⓘ |
| genre | comparative study ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century penal reform movement ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to development of modern correctional systems
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influenced debates on penal reform ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
correctional systems
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penal reform ⓘ penitentiary system ⓘ prison reform ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
American prison practices
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French prison practices ⓘ comparison of penal systems ⓘ debates on penal reform ⓘ modern correctional systems ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Gustave de Beaumont
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notableWork
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On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France
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Du système pénitentiaire aux États-Unis et de son application en France
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titleTranslation
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On the Penitentiary System in the United States and Its Application in France
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