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Political repression plays out state by state — shaped by local institutions, prosecutors, and movements for defense. These are the documented political prisoners and cases the census holds for Delaware.

54Documented
0In custody
38Released

Eras of repression in Delaware

Where Delaware’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1800s 25 1970s 9 1920s 8 1930s 7 1910s 4 2020s 1

Recent dashboard entries from Delaware

The newest published events and reporting located in Delaware, updated automatically from the live dashboard.

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Delaware General Assembly passes HB 182, banning local police 287(g) agreements with ICE

Dover, DE · ACLU of Delaware
Other

Police tracked anti-data-center speech as extremism

Delaware Valley Intelligence Center, Philadelphia, PA · The Intercept
Protest

An ICE Out For Good protest along Concord Pike at the First Unitarian Church

First Unitarian Church, 730 Halstead Rd, Wilmington, DE · WDEL
Protest

Indivisible Southern Delaware holds an anti-ICE protest honoring Renée Good

Route 1, Rehoboth Beach, DE · CoastTV
Protest

Up to 300 rally outside the Buffalo ICE office after the Minneapolis shooting

ICE office, 250 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY · WXXI
Protest

Thousands across Delaware rally for the No Kings day of protest

Legislative Hall, Dover, DE · WDEL
Protest

Newark joins the nationwide No Kings protest at UD North Green

UD North Green, Newark, DE · WDEL
Protest

Six Red Rose Rescue activists arrested at a Delaware County abortion clinic

Delaware County Women's Center, Upland, PA · Live Action
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Documented cases

54 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.

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Wilbur Shabazz
Released
Wilbur was one of the 'Smyrna 7' convicted of escape-related charges at the Delaware Correctional Center; The...
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Edward Stone
Edward Stone was one of seven people arrested during the Kiamensi Woolen repair workers’ strike at Wilmington,...
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Gary Watson
Released
Gary Watson (inmate #098990) is the last still-imprisoned member of the "Smyrna Five" (S-5) — a group of radic...
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William L. Wier
Released
William L. Wier was from Delaware. William L. Wier was a young Delawarean of strong Southern proclivities held...
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Adrian Wood
Released
Adrian Wood was charged with one count of civil disorder in Wilmington, DE. Wood threw a brick through the bac...
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Edward Worrell
Released
Edward Worrell was from Delaware City, Delaware. Edward Worrell was a physician and Southern man charged, with...

Institutions in Delaware

Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Delaware that appear in the census’s case files.

Fort DelawareDelaware City, Delaware
60 cases
Delaware Correctional CenterSmyrna, Delaware
6 cases
New Castle County Workhouse
5 cases
James T. Vaughn Correctional CenterSmyrna, Delaware
1 case
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