Wiscasset Jail
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Wiscasset Jail is a historic former jailhouse and notable landmark in the coastal town of Wiscasset, Maine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wiscasset Jail canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11712848 — 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: Wiscasset Jail Context triple: [Wiscasset, Maine, United States, hasLandmark, Wiscasset Jail]
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A.
Salem jail
Salem jail was a colonial-era prison in Salem, Massachusetts, notorious for holding many of the accused during the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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B.
New Hampshire State Prison for Women
The New Hampshire State Prison for Women is the primary correctional facility for female inmates in the state of New Hampshire.
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C.
Downeast Correctional Facility
Downeast Correctional Facility is a state-run prison in Maine that housed minimum-security inmates and provided work and rehabilitation programs before its closure.
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D.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility
Ellsworth Correctional Facility is a state-run prison in Kansas that houses adult male inmates under the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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E.
Litchfield Penitentiary
Litchfield Penitentiary is the fictional women’s federal prison that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Orange Is the New Black."
- 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: Wiscasset Jail Target entity description: Wiscasset Jail is a historic former jailhouse and notable landmark in the coastal town of Wiscasset, Maine.
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A.
Salem jail
Salem jail was a colonial-era prison in Salem, Massachusetts, notorious for holding many of the accused during the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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B.
New Hampshire State Prison for Women
The New Hampshire State Prison for Women is the primary correctional facility for female inmates in the state of New Hampshire.
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C.
Downeast Correctional Facility
Downeast Correctional Facility is a state-run prison in Maine that housed minimum-security inmates and provided work and rehabilitation programs before its closure.
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D.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility
Ellsworth Correctional Facility is a state-run prison in Kansas that houses adult male inmates under the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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E.
Litchfield Penitentiary
Litchfield Penitentiary is the fictional women’s federal prison that serves as the primary backdrop for the television series "Orange Is the New Black."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former jailhouse
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ historic jail ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Maine
ⓘ
Jails in Maine ⓘ Landmarks in Maine ⓘ |
| coastalTown | Wiscasset, Maine ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse | no longer used as a jail ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | historic former jailhouse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Maine
ⓘ
Maine ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wiscasset, Maine ⓘ |
| locatedNear | coast of Maine ⓘ |
| significance | notable landmark in Wiscasset, Maine ⓘ |
| town | Wiscasset, Maine ⓘ |
| usedFor | incarceration of prisoners (historically) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wiscasset Jail Description of subject: Wiscasset Jail is a historic former jailhouse and notable landmark in the coastal town of Wiscasset, Maine.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.