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Michigan

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 Michigan.

336Documented
0In custody
216Released
8Awaiting trial

Eras of repression in Michigan

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

1930s 74 1980s 51 1910s 47 1920s 34 1950s 22 2020s 20

Recent dashboard entries from Michigan

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

Prosecution

Michigan nurse charged with helping immigrant flee ICE custody

Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI · Reuters
Arrest

Five protesters arrested after an anti-ICE march reached the Grand Rapids ICE field office

ICE field office, 517 Ottawa Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI · The Collegiate
Arrest

Police report 22 arrests during an anti-Islam demonstration and counterprotest outside Dearborn's council meeting

Henry Ford Centennial Library, Dearborn, MI · Spectrum News
Prosecution

Four pro-Palestine activists released on bond after FBI arrests

Detroit, MI · The Michigan Daily
Prosecution

DOJ Targets Michigan Palestine Solidarity Activists With Federal Charges

Ann Arbor, MI · Truthout
Arrest

8 arrested in FBI raids related to pro-Palestine advocacy at University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI · MLive
Protest

UAW Local 2093 strikes American Axle over stagnant wages

American Axle (Dauch) plant, Three Rivers, MI · WDIV Local 4
Protest

Hundreds marched in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in a nationwide general strike against the ICE crackdown in Minneapolis (no arrests)

Ann Arbor, MI · Michigan Public
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Documented cases

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

C
Carfon Foltz
Released
Carfon Foltz was arrested on April 20, 1984. The report individually identifies Reverend Carfon Foltz as stil...
B
Brian Larkin
Released
Brian Larkin was individually identified as still in Shiawassee County Jail under an unlimited civil-contempt...
D
Dorothy Whitmarsh
Dorothy Whitmarsh was listed in Oakland County Jail in the ongoing Williams International blockade civil-conte...
K
Ken Jannot Jr.
Ken Jannot Jr. was individually listed in Shiawassee County Jail in the continuing Williams International bloc...
D
Dean Abbot
Dean Abbot was individually listed in Shiawassee County Jail in the continuing Williams International blockade...
B
Barb Wetula
Released
Barb Wetula was released at the end of January 1985 pending appeal, according to the Williams International ci...
J
Jeff Schoonover-Higgins
Released
Jeff Schoonover-Higgins was arrested April 4, 1985 after climbing onto the roof at Williams International in a...
J
Jacqui Schoonover-Higgins
Released
Jacqui Schoonover-Higgins was arrested April 4, 1985 after climbing onto the roof at Williams International in...
M
Mary Girard
Mary Girard was arrested at Williams International January 17, 1986 and remained in jail through a January 22...
J
Jean Ann Campana
Released
Jean Ann Campana was arrested January 17, 1986 at Williams International and held in jail until the January 22...
C
Carter Cortelyou
Released
Carter Cortelyou was individually named among twelve people who went to jail after the December 3, 1984 anti-n...
D
Doug Hamm
Released
Doug Hamm was individually named among twelve people who went to jail after the December 3, 1984 anti-nuclear...
M
Mike O'Neill
Released
Mike O'Neill was individually named among twelve people who went to jail after the December 3, 1984 anti-nucle...
M
Maria Ringo
Released
Maria Ringo was individually named among twelve people who went to jail after the December 3, 1984 anti-nuclea...
R
Ralph Townsend
Released
Ralph Townsend was individually named among twelve people who went to jail after the December 3, 1984 anti-nuc...
J
Jeffrey Smith
Jeffrey Smith was individually named among twelve people jailed after the December 3, 1984 Williams Internatio...
H
Helen Casey
Helen Casey was individually named with Mary Girard and Matt Goodheart as having actually served three days in...
D
Dunjovich
Dunjovich, whose given name is not printed, was reported jailed with Powers and Raymond in Pontiac on criminal...
M
May
May is named in the November 9 report among two organizers arrested after police broke up an unemployed meetin...
S
Shone
Shone is named in the November 9 report with May among organizers arrested after police broke up a welfare-sta...
A
Addis Ababa
Released
Addis Ababa, also known as Dennis Paul Shillingford, was a Republic of New Afrika defendant. A federal appella...
G
Garland L. Alderman
Released
Garland L. Alderman was a Detroit political organizer associated with the National Workers League and a Michig...
F
Farouk Ali-Haimoud
Released
Farouk Ali-Haimoud was arrested individually in the Detroit investigation on September 17, 2001. The September...
B
Billy Allen
Released
Billy Allen was arrested on September 17, 1952. William Allan, also reported as Billie or Billy Allen, was a...

Institutions in Michigan

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

Federal Correctional Institution, MilanMilan, Michigan
6 cases
FCI MilanMilan, Michigan
3 cases
Bay County JailBay City, Michigan
3 cases
Michigan State Prison (Jackson)
3 cases
Wayne County Jail
3 cases
State Prison of Southern MichiganJackson, Michigan
2 cases
Marquette State PrisonMarquette, Michigan
2 cases
Detroit RRMMilan, Michigan
1 case
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