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Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts.
343Documented
1In custody
203Released
3Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Massachusetts
Where Massachusetts’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1930s 103
1920s 40
1800s 32
1970s 30
1980s 27
1910s 27
Recent dashboard entries from Massachusetts
The newest published events and reporting located in Massachusetts, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Prosecution
Judge accused of enabling immigrant to escape ICE gets a rare public reprimand
Arrest
Five arrested during climate protest that blocked traffic in Copley Square
Arrest
Climate protestors block rush hour traffic in downtown Boston
Protest
Protesters demand Charles River Laboratories end beagle testing at its downtown Worcester lab
Arrest
Two arrested plastering anti-ICE posters on a Citizens Bank branch in Boston, part of a campaign over its financing of ICE detention operators
Protest
11 arrested in civil disobedience at Burlington ICE facility
Protest
11 arrested after protesting outside Burlington ICE facility
Protest
Eleven activists arrested trying to deliver care packages to detainees at the Burlington ICE facility
Documented cases
343 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Dennis Carrol
Dennis was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike re...
R
Rosario Cavallero
Rosario was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike r...
A
Alex Chasley
Released
Alex Chasley was a conscientious objector from Massachusetts imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed fo...
J
John C. Cluer
Released
John C. Cluer was an abolitionist speaker jailed in Boston during the prosecution of people accused of attempt...
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Frank Collier
Released
Frank Collier managed Boston’s Progressive Bookshop and was targeted in an anti-Communist conspiracy prosecuti...
A
Alpheus Colton
Released
Alpheus Colton was one of the leaders of Shays Rebellion in Massachusetts. He was convicted of high treason on...
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Philip Concome
Philip was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike re...
A
Antonio Contirello
Antonio was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike r...
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Ruth Cort
Released
Dr. Ruth Cort was a physician living in Britain with her husband, Dr. Joseph Cort, when British authorities de...
P
Paul Couming
Released
Paul was 23 at the time of indictment. Boston Technical School graduate and former VISTA volunteer in Appalach...
J
Joseph Covoleski
Joseph was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike re...
J
John Czarnecki
Released
John C. Czarnecki was a Lawrence textile worker and strike-committee member arrested during the February 26, 1...
A
Alex Danilevich
Released
Alex Danilevich was a strike-committee member in the 1931 Lawrence, Massachusetts textile strike. Police arres...
J
Joseph Dauber
Joseph Dauber was among seven anti-fascist demonstrators prosecuted after protesting Nazi propagandist Ernst H...
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William F. Davis
Released
William F. Davis was an itinerant street preacher who spent more than a decade challenging Boston's control of...
R
Richard Davis
Richard Davis was reported held for deportation because of labor activity in the July 4 account of Boston ILD...
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Ellen Dawson
Ellen Dawson was a National Textile Workers Union organizer jailed in New Bedford, Massachusetts during the 19...
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Luke Day
Released
Luke Day was a Revolutionary War veteran (captain, Massachusetts Continentals) and a farmer from West Springfi...
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Raymond De Martino
Raymond was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike r...
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Emilio Di Filippo
Emilio was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike re...
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Giovanni Di Franco
Giovanni was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike...
A
Albert Di Gola
Albert was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike re...
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Sarta Di Petrilla
Sarta was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike rep...
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Vincenzo Di Tommaso
Vincenzo was a worker arrested during the 1931 Lawrence textile strike.
The November 9, 1931 Lawrence strike...
Institutions in Massachusetts
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Massachusetts that appear in the census’s case files.
Fort WarrenBoston, Massachusetts
75 cases
Norfolk County Jail Dedham, Massachusetts
10 cases
Boston Court House
3 cases
Charlestown State PrisonBoston, Massachusetts
2 cases
Deer Island PrisonBoston, Massachusetts
2 cases
Boston JailBoston, Massachusetts
2 cases
Hampshire County Jail (Northampton)Northampton, Massachusetts
1 case
Salem, MA federal jailSalem, Massachusetts
1 case