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Kansas

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 Kansas.

170Documented
1In custody
129Released

Eras of repression in Kansas

Where Kansas’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1910s 88 1960s 35 1930s 13 1920s 13 1970s 9 1800s 5

Recent dashboard entries from Kansas

The newest published events and reporting located in Kansas, updated automatically from the live dashboard.

Prosecution

Emporia drops municipal charges against Lux Claridge after data-center meeting arrest

Emporia City Commission Room, 518 Mechanic Street, Emporia, KS · 404 Media
Arrest

Emporia police arrest teacher Lux Claridge after applause for opponents of the Flint Hills Digital Campus

Emporia City Commission Room, 518 Mechanic Street, Emporia, KS · KWCH
Protest

Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions

Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO · National Nurses United
Protest

About 280 occupy the four corners of 9th and Main in Winfield for 'No Kings'

9th & Main, Winfield, KS · The Hutchinson News
Protest

A community march for trans rights against the SB 244 bathroom bill in Lawrence

South Park, Lawrence, KS · Lawrence Journal-World
Protest

Hundreds rally on Mass Street after ICE detentions of five Lawrence residents

Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS · KCTV5
Protest

Hundreds condemn ICE in a rally at the Kansas Statehouse

Kansas Statehouse, Topeka, KS · Iola Register
Other

Kansas journalist hit with search warrant after photographing police range

Emporia, KS · U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
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Documented cases

170 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.

F
Frank Zamatowitz
Frank Zamatowitz is listed as a political prisoner confined in the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort...
J
Juan Álamo Díaz
Released
Juan Álamo Díaz was a Puerto Rican independence supporter imprisoned at Leavenworth. Executive Order 7731 iden...

Institutions in Kansas

Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Kansas that appear in the census’s case files.

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort LeavenworthFort Leavenworth, Kansas
580 cases
United States Penitentiary, LeavenworthLeavenworth, Kansas
174 cases
Fort Leavenworth Disciplinary BarracksFort Leavenworth, Kansas
38 cases
Fort Leavenworth Military Prison
9 cases
Kansas State PenitentiaryLansing, Kansas
3 cases
Kansas City RRMKansas City, Kansas
1 case
Harvey County JailNewton, Kansas
1 case
Sedgwick County District Court / Kansas Department of CorrectionsWichita, Kansas
1 case
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