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Georgia
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 Georgia.
423Documented
3In custody
340Released
9Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Georgia
Where Georgia’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
2000s 126
1960s 81
1930s 55
2020s 40
1970s 34
1990s 24
Recent dashboard entries from Georgia
The newest published events and reporting located in Georgia, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
Folkston ICE detainees launch hunger strike
Other
Reporter Sal Insinga assaulted and equipment damaged while covering a Cedartown protest
Arrest
Colby Williams arrested after four Cobb County Flock cameras were burned and a “DeFlock” sticker was found
Other
Flock worker calls police on InvestigateTV reporter filming public camera installation
Prosecution
Cop City activist Sam Tunick challenges federal prosecution over alleged phone wiping during a border search
Arrest
Five Black women arrested at Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race after a locked-arms "Not Another 250" action on the July Fourth course
Protest
Social Circle leaders rally at the state Capitol against a planned ICE detention center
Prosecution
Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly and Tommy Shad English were charged in a roughly $170 million scheme to smuggle export-controlled AI servers and chips to China through Thailand
Documented cases
423 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Willie Reid
Willie Reid was a Black man described as twenty-two, killed by Bainbridge, Georgia police before a lynch mob r...
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Carol Richardson
Released
Carol was a United Methodist minister and SOA Watch organizer who also worked with Witness for Peace. Jailed i...
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Willie Ricks
Willie Ricks was detained during civil-rights demonstrations reported in May 1963.
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Rich Ring
Released
Richard M. Ring crossed the line at Fort Benning, Georgia during the September 2002 SOA Watch vigil to close t...
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Tyrone Rison
Tyrone Rison participated in the New Afrikan movement and the armed group described in court records as the Fa...
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Eric Robinson
Released
Eric Robinson participated in the integrated CNVA peace walk and was jailed in Albany, Georgia, in December 19...
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Eric Robison
Released
Eric Robison crossed the line at Fort Benning, Georgia during the November 2000 SOA Watch vigil. Sentenced to...
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Marie Salupo
Released
Marie Salupo crossed the line at Fort Benning, Georgia during an SOA Watch vigil to close the U.S. Army School...
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Frank Scruggs
Released
Frank Scruggs was one of eight Atlanta-chapter members of the Black Panther Party arrested on November 9, 1972...
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Patricia Scruggs
Released
Patricia Scruggs was one of eight Atlanta-chapter members of the Black Panther Party arrested on November 9, 1...
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A. C. Searles
Released
A. C. Searles was an Albany newspaper publisher and reporter active in the Albany Movement. Police arrested hi...
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Clarence Senior
Released
Clarence Senior was an Atlanta college student jailed in 1960 for his part in the lunch-counter sit-in demonst...
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Jack Shapiro
Jack was a participant in the integrated Quebec–Washington–Guantanamo peace walk arrested in Griffin, Georgia,...
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Charles Sherrod
Charles Sherrod was an SNCC organizer transferred to the Dawson jail during the Albany campaign.
Zinn reports...
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Albert L. Simmons
Released
Albert L. Simmons crossed the line at Fort Benning, Georgia during an SOA Watch vigil to close the U.S. Army S...
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Richard Simms
Richard Simms was one of three Black youths held with Angelo Herndon in the death-house section of Fulton Towe...
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Max Singer
Max Singer is individually named among those arrested in an Atlanta raid on an interracial workers’ meeting at...
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William Slattery
Released
William Slattery crossed the line at Fort Benning, Georgia during an SOA Watch vigil to close the U.S. Army Sc...
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Louise Smith
Louise Smith is individually named among those arrested in an Atlanta raid on an interracial workers’ meeting...
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William Smith
William Smith was a Black seaman executed in Chatham County, Georgia, on September 8, 1810. The Espy execution...
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Edith Snyder
Released
Edith Snyder participated in the integrated CNVA peace walk and was jailed in Albany, Georgia, in December 196...
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Michael Sobol
Released
Michael Sobol crossed the line at Fort Benning, Georgia during the September 2002 SOA Watch vigil to close the...
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John Stevens
John was a participant in the integrated Quebec–Washington–Guantanamo peace walk arrested in Griffin, Georgia,...
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Corbin Streett
Released
Corbin Streett was a Mississippi peace activist and rehabilitation-program worker who crossed onto Fort Bennin...
Institutions in Georgia
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Georgia that appear in the census’s case files.
DeKalb County JailDecatur, Georgia
39 cases
U.S. Penitentiary AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia
36 cases
Lee County StockadeLeesburg, Georgia
36 cases
Fulton County JailAtlanta, Georgia
30 cases
USP AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia
26 cases
Albany City JailAlbany, Georgia
18 cases
Georgia PenitentiaryMilledgeville, Georgia
11 cases
Atlanta City JailAtlanta, Georgia
8 cases