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District of Columbia

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.

Elizabeth Anna Duke
Released
Elizabeth was a May 19th Communist Organization activist arrested with Alan Berkman near Doylestown, Pennsylva...
Sean Dunn
Released
Sean was a U.S. Department of Justice paralegal (fired after arrest) who, during the August 2025 federal deplo...
Julia Emory
Released
Julia Emory was a Maryland member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned d...
Carol Evans
Released
Carol Henderson Evans was a Mayday Collective organizer and national coordinator of the People’s Coalition for...
Rebecca Winsor Evans
Released
Rebecca Winsor Evans was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned d...
Lucy Ewing
Released
Lucy Ewing was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
Estella Eylward
Released
Estella Eylward was formerly Estella Vouraka. Estella Eylward was born in New Mexico and was a member of the N...
Walter Edward Fauntroy
Released
Walter Fauntroy was the District of Columbia's first elected nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House (1971-1991)...
Mary Gertrude Fendall
Released
Mary Gertrude Fendall was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
Katharine Fisher
Released
Katharine Fisher was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned durin...
Rose Fishstein
Released
Rose Fishstein was a Philadelphia businesswoman and a member of the National Woman's Party, one of the "Silent...
Catherine M. Flanagan
Released
Catherine M. Flanagan was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
Abram Flaxer
Released
Abram Flaxer was president of the United Public Workers of America. He refused to surrender the union’s member...
Martha Foley
Released
Martha Foley was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during th...
Janet Fotheringham
Released
Janet Fotheringham was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned dur...
Margaret Fotheringham
Released
Margaret Fotheringham was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
Jane Fulton
Released
Jane Fulton of Pittsburgh was arrested outside the British Embassy on July 5, 1943 while picketing for the rel...
Matilda Hall Gardner
Released
Matilda Hall Gardner was a Washington, DC suffragist and Silent Sentinel arrested for picketing the Wilson Whi...
Hugo Gellert
Released
Hugo Gellert was a radical artist and leader of the Anti-Horthy League. Police arrested him on March 23, 1928...
Livia Gellert
Released
Livia Gellert was an anti-fascist activist arrested on March 23, 1928 with her husband, artist Hugo Gellert, a...
Herb Geraghty
Released
Herb Geraghty, of Pittsburgh PA, gender dysphoric and non-religious atheist, DC Nine co-defendant in the Octob...
Alice Gram
Released
Alice Gram was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
Betty Gram
Released
Betty Gram was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
Natalie Gray
Released
Natalie Gray was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during th...

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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