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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.
148Documented
0In custody
141Released
Eras of repression in Michigan
Where Michigan’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 32
1950s 23
1970s 18
1930s 16
2020s 14
2010s 12
Documented cases
148 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Monroe Wulff
Released
Monroe Wulff of Benton Harbor, Michigan, a member of the Israelite House of David religious community, was a c...
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Bill Wylie-Kellermann
Released
Detroit-based Methodist pastor, theologian, and lifelong nonviolent activist; longtime contributing editor for...
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George Young
Released
George Young was one of the "Livernois 5," five young Black men swept up in a Detroit police dragnet after the...
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John Zydok
Released
John Zydok, a Detroit Communist born in the old Russian empire, was the subject of one of the first deportatio...
Institutions in Michigan
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Michigan that appear in the census’s case files.
Theodore Levin United States CourthouseDetroit, Michigan
4 cases
FCI MilanMilan, Michigan
3 cases
Bay County JailBay City, Michigan
3 cases
Wayne County Jail
3 cases
Marquette State PrisonMarquette, Michigan
2 cases
Detroit RRMMilan, Michigan
1 case
Federal Detention Center, DetroitDetroit, Michigan
1 case
Federal Correctional Institution, MilanMilan, Michigan
1 case