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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
Other
White House excludes Politico from Air Force One press pool
Protest
Pro-Data Center Party Interrupted by Protesters in DC
Other
White House excludes CNN from Air Force One press pool for presidential trips
Protest
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
Other
CNN, MS NOW and Politico barred from White House access; outlets challenge the ban
Arrest
He brought a guillotine to D.C. He didn’t expect to get arrested.
Prosecution
Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'
Documented cases
405 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Bruce Grant
Bruce was a Pentagon antiwar demonstrator held at D.C. Jail after transfer from Occoquan.
Judy Willis’s repor...
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Mrs. Francis Green
Released
Mrs. Francis Green was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned dur...
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Lillian Gregory
Lillian Gregory joined her husband Dick Gregory and Massachusetts state senator Bill Owens in an anti-aparthei...
M
Mrs. J. Irving Gross
Released
Mrs. J. Irving Gross was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned d...
M
Marie Grossman
Marie was an antiwar demonstrator imprisoned after police attacked a protest at the Japanese Embassy in Washin...
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Theresa Guisti
Released
Theresa Guisti participated in a December 28, 1981 antiwar action at the Pentagon, pouring blood on the River...
A
Anna Gvinter
Released
Anna Gvinter was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during th...
E
Elizabeth Hamilton
Released
Elizabeth Hamilton was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned dur...
P
Pam Hayes
Pam was arrested in the 1965 White House sit-in protesting killings and repression in Selma.
The article’s si...
M
Mrs. George Hill
Released
Mrs. George Hill was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned durin...
J
James F. Hitselberger
Released
James F. Hitselberger is a former Navy contract linguist who worked with the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. Military...
R
Ralph Holmes
Ralph Edward Holmes was convicted with Joseph Jackson and Irvin Murray of first-degree murder in the 1932 Loga...
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Hamp Howell
Hamp was a Pentagon antiwar demonstrator held at D.C. Jail after transfer from Occoquan.
Judy Willis’s report...
E
Elizabeth Minnie Huff
Released
Elizabeth Minnie Huff was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
E
Eunice Huff
Released
Eunice Huff was also called Enna Huff and later Eunice S. Huff Noack. Eunice Huff was a member of the National...
B
Bertha M. Jackson
Released
Bertha M. Jackson was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned duri...
B
Bob Jackson
Released
Bob Jackson was listed under review because the records of the 1932 Logan Circle case identify no separate def...
J
Joseph Jackson
Released
Joseph Jackson was convicted with two other Black men of first-degree murder in the 1932 Logan Circle death of...
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Peggy Baird Johns
Released
Peggy Baird Johns was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned duri...
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Oakley Johnson
Oakley Johnson was described as a New York college professor arrested at the Bonus Army’s rank-and-file confer...
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Willie Grace Johnson
Released
Willie Grace Johnson was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned d...
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Karl Jones
Released
Karl Jones was an organizer of the American Negro Labor Congress. Karl Jones was one of the leaders arrested i...
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Tom Joyce
Released
Tom Joyce, identified as a Toronto peace activist, was arrested during a December 30, 1981 antiwar blood-pouri...
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Todd Kaplan
Released
Todd Kaplan was engaged in work with the poor in Washington, DC at the time of Pershing Plowshares. No further...
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