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Montana

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 Montana.

124Documented
0In custody
73Released

Eras of repression in Montana

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

1910s 58 1940s 30 1980s 23 1930s 4 1800s 3 1900s 2

Recent dashboard entries from Montana

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

Protest

Hundreds gather at the federal courthouse and line the Central Avenue bridge for 'No Kings'

Great Falls, MT · KRTV
Protest

Missoula scientists rally to Take Back Science against research cuts

Missoula, MT · Montana Public Radio
Protest

A Billings rally honors Alex Pretti and urges no ICE cooperation

Billings, MT · KTVQ
Protest

More than 1,000 line Beartracks Bridge for an ICE Out rally in Missoula

Beartracks Bridge, Missoula, MT · KPAX
Protest

MSU Students for a Democratic Society protest ICE actions in Bozeman

Gallatin County Courthouse, Bozeman, MT · Montana Right Now
Protest

A vigil for Renée Good draws about 600 to Beartracks Bridge in Missoula

Beartracks Bridge, Missoula, MT · Montana Free Press
Protest

About 10,000 march downtown for the Missoula No Kings rally

Missoula County Courthouse, Missoula, MT · Missoula Current
Protest

Protesters rally as a new tent detention camp opens at Fort Bliss

Camp East Montana, Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX · ABC News
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Documented cases

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

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Rev. John Worcester
John Worcester was a Presbyterian minister from Anaconda, Montana, and a native of Butte. On February 16, 1983...
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Harry Yount
Harry Yount was jailed in Fergus County during a sedition prosecution over criticism of wartime government, bu...
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Karl Zanzig
Released
Karl Zanzig was a Montana anti-nuclear activist associated with the Species Life community and Silence One Sil...
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Henry Zipf
Henry Zipf was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of Febru...

Institutions in Montana

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

Montana State PrisonDeer Lodge, Montana
36 cases
Fort Missoula Internment CampMissoula, Montana
29 cases
Carter County Jail
1 case
Fergus County Jail
1 case
Granite County Jail
1 case
Missoula County Jail
1 case
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