Ipswich jail
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Ipswich jail was a colonial-era prison in Ipswich, Massachusetts, known for holding accused individuals during the Salem witch trials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ipswich jail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8787767 — 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: Ipswich jail Context triple: [Dorothy Good, placeOfDetention, Ipswich jail]
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A.
Wakefield Prison
Wakefield Prison is a high-security men’s prison in West Yorkshire, England, known for holding some of the country’s most dangerous and high-profile inmates.
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B.
Tolhouse Gaol
Tolhouse Gaol is a historic former prison and courthouse in Great Yarmouth, England, now preserved as a museum showcasing local crime and punishment history.
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C.
Holloway Prison
Holloway Prison was a major women's prison in London, England, historically known for housing some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
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D.
Durham Prison
Durham Prison is a high-security women's prison in County Durham, England, historically known for holding some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
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E.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
- 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: Ipswich jail Target entity description: Ipswich jail was a colonial-era prison in Ipswich, Massachusetts, known for holding accused individuals during the Salem witch trials.
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A.
Wakefield Prison
Wakefield Prison is a high-security men’s prison in West Yorkshire, England, known for holding some of the country’s most dangerous and high-profile inmates.
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B.
Tolhouse Gaol
Tolhouse Gaol is a historic former prison and courthouse in Great Yarmouth, England, now preserved as a museum showcasing local crime and punishment history.
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C.
Holloway Prison
Holloway Prison was a major women's prison in London, England, historically known for housing some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
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D.
Durham Prison
Durham Prison is a high-security women's prison in County Durham, England, historically known for holding some of the country’s most notorious female offenders.
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E.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era prison
ⓘ
jail ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Salem witch trials detainees ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | witchcraft accusations in Essex County ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Ipswich, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Colonial United States prisons ⓘ Prisons in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function |
pre-trial detention facility
ⓘ
short-term imprisonment ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site (local significance) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Essex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ipswich town center
ⓘ
linked to:
Ipswich
|
| location | Ipswich, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor | holding accused individuals during the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
ⓘ
colonial authorities of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial justice system of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| securityClassification | local jail ⓘ |
| usedDuringEvent | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of accused persons
ⓘ
holding debtors and criminal offenders ⓘ pre-trial confinement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ipswich jail Description of subject: Ipswich jail was a colonial-era prison in Ipswich, Massachusetts, known for holding accused individuals during the Salem witch trials.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.