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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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Kate Stafford
Released
Kate Stafford was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during t...
M
Maurice J. Sullivan
Released
Maurice J. Sullivan was a railroad striker convicted in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 1922, of assaulting m...
S
Suskind
Suskind was one of the four remaining defendants prosecuted following the March 26, 1932 anti-war demonstratio...
M
Michael Tenorio
Released
Michael Tenorio was a defendant in the case arising from the 1975 Washington Post pressmen’s strike. The pres...
G
Gertrude Thorp
Gertrude Thorp was secretary of the Washington Unemployment Councils. Page 3 reports her arrest during a campa...
M
Marcia Timmel
Released
Marcia Timmel was a longtime member of the Olive Branch / Dorothy Day Catholic Worker in Washington, DC, and o...
W
William Treanor
Released
William Treanor was a leader of the campaign against the proposed Three Sisters Bridge and the freeway system...
E
Elsie Unterman
Released
Elsie Unterman was also recorded as Elsa Unterman and under her former married name Elsie Ramp. Elsie Unterman...
E
Elsie Vervane
Released
Elsie Vervane was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during t...
M
Mary Walker
Released
Mary Walker was a National Woman's Party picketer arrested on July 14, 1917 for picketing the Wilson White Hou...
B
Bertha Walmsley
Released
Bertha Walmsley was recorded among the members of the National Woman's Party jailed during the 1917-1919 campa...
C
Cade Ware
Released
Cade Ware was arrested on April 5, 1973 during a Gay Activists Alliance sit-in at District of Columbia police...
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Nanie Leah Washburn
Released
Nanie Leah Washburn was a seventy-one-year-old antiwar protester swept up in the May 3, 1971 Mayday mass arres...
M
M. Watkins
M.Watkins, a Black BonusArmy veteran, was arrested by Washington police for selling the WorkersExServicemen’sL...
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Mrs. William Upton Watson
Released
Mrs. William Upton Watson was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" impriso...
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Mrs. C. Weaver
Released
Mrs. C. Weaver was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
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Eva Weaver
Released
Eva Weaver was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
D
David H. Whittlesey
Released
David H. Whittlesey joined the first recorded sit-in inside the White House on March 11, 1965, demanding feder...
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Kate Winston
Released
Kate Winston was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during th...
C
Clara Wold
Released
Clara Wold was an Oregon journalist, a member of the National Woman's Party, and one of the "Silent Sentinels"...
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Robert E. Wooten
Released
Robert E. Wooten joined the first recorded sit-in inside the White House on March 11, 1965, demanding federal...

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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