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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 District of Columbia.

405Documented
6In custody
299Released

Eras of repression in District of Columbia

Where District of Columbia’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1910s 158 1970s 45 1980s 41 1960s 33 1930s 30 2020s 22

Recent dashboard entries from District of Columbia

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

Other

Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home

Washington, D.C. · Associated Press
Other

White House excludes Politico from Air Force One press pool

Washington, D.C. · U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Protest

Pro-Data Center Party Interrupted by Protesters in DC

PubKey, Washington, DC · Newsweek
Other

White House excludes CNN from Air Force One press pool for presidential trips

Washington, DC · U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Protest

Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down

Kennedy Center, Washington, DC · PBS NewsHour
Other

CNN, MS NOW and Politico barred from White House access; outlets challenge the ban

White House, Washington, DC · U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Arrest

He brought a guillotine to D.C. He didn’t expect to get arrested.

U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court, Washington, DC · The Washington Post
Prosecution

Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'

The White House, Washington, D.C. · BBC News
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Documented cases

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

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Howard Katz
Howard Katz was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 antiwa...
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Robert Lombard
Robert Lombard was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 ant...
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Edward Malina
Edward Malina was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 anti...
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Richard McKever
Richard McKever was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 an...
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Steven Nastasium
Steven Nastasium was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 a...
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Roberta Quance
Roberta Quance was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 ant...
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Larry Remer
Larry Remer was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 antiwa...
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Jim Van de Griff
Jim Van de Griff was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 a...
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Barbara Vaughn
Barbara Vaughn was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 ant...
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Rick Walsh
Rick Walsh was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 antiwar...
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Ernie Wahl
Ernie Wahl was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 antiwar...
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Allan Zuckerman
Allan Zuckerman was individually named among Stony Brook participants reported arrested during the May 1971 an...
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Dougherty
Released
Dougherty was from Washington, D.C. Dougherty was an aged, ailing man imprisoned, as Handy records, 'for the c...
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Elliott Adams
Elliott Adams was arrested on September 15, 2007. Veterans For Peace president Elliott Adams was held overnig...
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David Andrews
Released
David Andrews was a Methodist minister who on Dec. 12, 1961 knelt at the White House fence in a 'direct act of...
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Harriet U. Andrews
Released
Harriet U. Andrews was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned dur...
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Nellie Main Barnes
Released
Nellie Main Barnes was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned dur...
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Naomi Barrett
Released
Naomi Barrett was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during t...
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David Barrows
David Barrows was taken to a Capitol Police station after speaking against war at a September 18, 2007 rally....
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Mrs. W. J. Bartlett
Released
Mrs. W. J. Bartlett was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned du...
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Medea Benjamin
Medea Benjamin was a Codepink co-founder held overnight after an October 2007 antiwar protest in Washington, D...
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Arthur S. Bernardini
Arthur S. Bernardini was one of the individually named signatories of a protest from Washington’s First Precin...
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Thomas W. Berry
Released
Thomas W. Berry was arrested on March 25, 1862. Marshall describes Berry as a Washington lawyer arrested at h...
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Hilda Blumberg
Released
Hilda Blumberg was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...

Institutions in District of Columbia

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

Old Capitol PrisonWashington, District of Columbia
216 cases
District of Columbia JailWashington, District of Columbia
7 cases
District of Columbia Department of CorrectionsWashington, District of Columbia
6 cases
Washington County JailWashington, District of Columbia
5 cases
Washington, D.C. JailWashington, District of Columbia
5 cases
War Tax ResistanceWashington, District of Columbia
4 cases
D.C. Central Detention FacilityWashington, District of Columbia
2 cases
Carroll PrisonWashington, District of Columbia
2 cases
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