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North Dakota
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 North Dakota.
25Documented
2In custody
23Released
Eras of repression in North Dakota
Where North Dakota’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
2020s 7
2010s 6
1930s 6
1910s 4
1980s 1
1970s 1
Documented cases
25 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
Institutions in North Dakota
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in North Dakota that appear in the census’s case files.
Morton County District CourtMandan, North Dakota
1 case
Cass County JailFargo, North Dakota
1 case
North Dakota state prisonFargo, North Dakota
1 case
U.S. District Court, District of North DakotaFargo, North Dakota
1 case
North Dakota state prison (Cass County)Fargo, North Dakota
1 case