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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.

Dottie Mather
Released
Dottie Mather was identified in a February 2, 1972 Washington Post interview as a 21-year-old woman who had se...
Leonard P. Matlovich
Released
Leonard P. Matlovich was a decorated Air Force veteran and gay-rights activist. Police arrested him on June 1,...
Ken Mayers
Ken Mayers was arrested on September 15, 2007. Veterans For Peace board member Ken Mayers described overnight...
Louise Parker Mayo
Released
Louise Parker Mayo was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned dur...
Lawrence “Deacon” McCubbin
Released
Lawrence “Deacon” McCubbin was arrested on April 5, 1973 during a Gay Activists Alliance sit-in at District of...
Sean McManus
Released
Sean McManus was a National Irish Caucus leader arrested at the South African Embassy during a Free South Afri...
Elizabeth McShane
Released
Elizabeth McShane was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned duri...
Nell Mercer
Released
Nell Mercer was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
Mike Miles
Released
Mike Miles is a Catholic Worker peace activist, farmer, and co-founder with Barb Kass of Anathoth Community Fa...
Vida Milholland
Released
Vida Milholland was the younger sister of Inez Milholland; Vassar-trained singer who abandoned her musical car...
Bertha Moller
Released
Bertha Moller was a Minnesota member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisone...
Elizabeth Moos
Released
Elizabeth Moos was an educator and a co-defendant of W. E. B. Du Bois in the 1951 prosecution of the officers...
Agnes H. Morey
Released
Agnes H. Morey was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
Phoebe C. Munnecke
Released
Phoebe C. Munnecke was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned dur...
Gertrude Murphy
Released
Gertrude Murphy was a member of the National Woman's Party jailed twice during the 1917-1919 campaign for woma...
Gwendolyn Myers
Released
Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers (codename Agent 123) was the wife and co-conspirator of Walter Kendall Myers, the...
Kendall Myers
Released
Kendall Myers (born Walter Kendall Myers) was a long-serving U.S. foreign-affairs official accused of using hi...
Mun Chol Myong
Released
Mun Chol Myong is a North Korean businessman who was in the process of importing goods from Singapore to his n...
Jerritt Pace
Released
Jerritt Jeremy Pace is a Washington, DC man sentenced to three years in federal prison for attempting to burn...
Theodore H. Parrish
Released
Theodore H. Parrish was an Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 officer arrested at the South African Embassy o...
Alice Paul
Released
Alice Paul was the founder of the National Woman's Party and chief strategist of the militant U.S. suffrage mo...
Sandra Perrin
Released
Sandra Perrin was an Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 shop steward arrested at the South African Embassy on...
Berry Pottier
Released
Berry Pottier was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during t...
Mrs. R. B. Quay
Released
Mrs. R. B. Quay 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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