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New York

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 New York.

2,077Documented
25In custody
1,084Released
7Awaiting trial

Eras of repression in New York

Where New York’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1930s 715 1940s 176 1970s 173 1910s 169 1920s 165 1950s 161

Documented cases

2,077 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.

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Cato
Cato was enslaved by John Provoost and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Cato
Cato was enslaved by John Shurmur and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosec...
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Cook
Cook was enslaved by Gerardus Comfort and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pr...
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Cuffee
Cuffee was enslaved by A. Philipse and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Cuffee
Cuffee was enslaved by Lewis Gomez and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Curacoa Dick
Curacoa Dick was enslaved by Cornelius Tiebout and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the Ne...
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Fortune
Fortune was enslaved by J. Vanderspiegle and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York...
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Fortune
Fortune was enslaved by the Walton family and imprisoned during the New York conspiracy prosecutions of 1741....
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Francis
Francis was enslaved by Jasper Bosch and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Frank
Frank was enslaved by Henry Ryker and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosec...
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Galloway
Galloway was enslaved by H. Rutgers and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pros...
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Harry
Harry was enslaved by Mrs. Kipp and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecut...
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Harry
Harry was enslaved by J. Mizreal of Long Island and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the N...
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Joseph Lesten
Released
Lesten, identified by surname only, was the employed worker chosen with William Z. Foster, Robert Minor, Israe...
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Othello
Othello was enslaved by J. De Lancey and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Prince
Prince was enslaved by John Auboyneau and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pr...
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Prince
Prince was enslaved by Anthony Duane and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Quack
Quack was enslaved by John Roosevelt and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Quack
Quack was enslaved by John Walters and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Quash
Quash was enslaved by H. Rutgers and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecu...
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Tom
Tom was enslaved by Bradt and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecutions o...
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Toney
Toney was enslaved by John Latham and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosec...
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Venture
Venture was enslaved by Cornelius Tiebout and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New Yor...
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Wan
Wan was enslaved by Capt. Sarly and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecut...

Institutions in New York

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

Ellis Island Immigration StationNew York, New York
215 cases
Fort LafayetteNew York, New York
201 cases
Manhattan House of Detention (the Tombs)New York, New York
21 cases
Attica Correctional FacilityAttica, New York
20 cases
Sing Sing Correctional FacilityOssining, New York
15 cases
Ellis IslandNew York, New York
15 cases
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New YorkNew York, New York
13 cases
Metropolitan Correctional CenterNew York, New York
10 cases