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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.
974Documented
3In custody
29Released
Eras of repression in North Dakota
Where North Dakota’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1940s 931
1930s 18
2020s 7
1980s 7
2010s 6
1910s 4
Recent dashboard entries from North Dakota
The newest published events and reporting located in North Dakota, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
About 75 people rally at the William L. Guy Federal Building against increased ICE detentions in Bismarck
Other
Army Corps grants the Dakota Access easement under Lake Oahe; Standing Rock Sioux vow to fight for their treaty rights
Protest
Fargo-Moorhead protesters gather amid a blizzard to oppose ICE actions
Protest
A reported JD Vance visit draws a protest at the Applied Digital data center site
Protest
About 150 gather in Grand Forks to protest ICE after the Renée Good killing
Protest
Hundreds in Minot join the nationwide No Kings protest
Protest
Hundreds rally at the North Dakota Capitol for No Kings
Protest
Thousands rally at Fargo City Hall for the No Kings day of defiance
Documented cases
974 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Robert Julius Patenge
Robert Julius Patenge was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dako...
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John Dietrich Patjens
John Dietrich Patjens was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dako...
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William Patton
William Patton was an Industrial Workers of the World member arrested in Minot on August 7, 1930 after arrivin...
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Ernest A. Paucke
Ernest A. Paucke was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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Hans Paulsen
Hans Paulsen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Alois Pels
Alois Pels was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of F...
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Fritz Otto Peters
Fritz Otto Peters was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Ove P. Peters
Ove P. Peters was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Christian Gustav Petersen
Christian Gustav Petersen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North...
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Otto W. Pfeuffer
Otto W. Pfeuffer was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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George Pfister
George Pfister was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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William H. Pfister
William H. Pfister was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Arthur J. Pfisterer
Arthur J. Pfisterer was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota...
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Kurt Johannes Pieper
Kurt Johannes Pieper was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakot...
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Erich Hermann Piersdorff
Erich Hermann Piersdorff was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North D...
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Hans Pink
Hans Pink was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of Fe...
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Edgar W. Plath
Edgar W. Plath was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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John H. Poehner
John H. Poehner was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Hans Popp
Hans Popp was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of Fe...
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Otto C. Prien
Otto C. Prien was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Curt William Prillwitz
Curt William Prillwitz was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dak...
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Arthur G. Prinz
Arthur G. Prinz was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Walter Probst
Walter Probst was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Fritz Puetter
Fritz Puetter was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
Institutions in North Dakota
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in North Dakota that appear in the census’s case files.
Fort Lincoln Internment CampBismarck, North Dakota
815 cases
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