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Indiana
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 Indiana.
103Documented
5In custody
93Released
Eras of repression in Indiana
Where Indiana’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 52
1960s 14
1930s 9
1800s 8
2020s 4
2000s 4
Documented cases
103 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Thomas Trost
Released
One of the eight Beaver 55 members; credited with coining the group's whimsical name (the group was only eight...
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Seymour Waldman
Released
Seymour Waldman was a journalist — author of exposés of the munitions industry — traveling with Earl Browder's...
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Paul L. Whitely
Released
Paul L. Whitely was a Quaker conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martiale...
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David Williams
Released
One of the eight Beaver 55 defendants prosecuted for the destruction of draft files at 44 Indianapolis draft b...
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Antonio Wooden
Released
Antonio Wooden, 23, was charged in Indianapolis with unlawful possession of a firearm by a fugitive from justi...
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Oswell Wright
Released
Oswell Wright was a free African American of Corydon, Indiana. In the 1857 "Bell–Wright" or "Brandenburg" case...
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Edward Yellin
Released
Edward Yellin was a former Gary, Indiana steelworker and University of Illinois graduate fellow convicted of c...
Institutions in Indiana
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Indiana that appear in the census’s case files.
Communications Management UnitAlbany, Indiana
6 cases
USP Terre HauteTerre Haute, Indiana
3 cases
Terre Haute JailTerre Haute, Indiana
3 cases
FCI Terre HauteTerre Haute, Indiana
2 cases
United States Penitentiary, Terre HauteTerre Haute, Indiana
2 cases
Indiana State PrisonMichigan City, Indiana
2 cases
Miami Correctional FacilityBunker Hill, Indiana
1 case
Indianapolis Federal Military PrisonIndianapolis, Indiana
1 case