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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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Walter Welge
Walter Welge was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Johannes D. Wellbrock
Johannes D. Wellbrock was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dako...
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August H. Wellmann
August H. Wellmann was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Clemens Wempe
Clemens Wempe was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Karl August Wendt
Karl August Wendt was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Karl Hermann Wendt
Karl Hermann Wendt was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Werner Otto Wenk
Werner Otto Wenk was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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Paul E. Werkshagen
Paul E. Werkshagen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Franz Wethmar
Franz Wethmar was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Louis Otto Wick
Louis Otto Wick was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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John H. Wieland
John H. Wieland was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Wilhelm P. Wieland
Wilhelm P. Wieland was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Max Otto Wiese
Max Otto Wiese was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Herbert R. Wieser
Herbert R. Wieser was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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William Wild
William Wild was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Ernst H. Willer
Ernst H. Willer was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Bert Williams
Bert Williams was an Industrial Workers of the World member arrested in Minot on August 7, 1930 after arriving...
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Paul Willmann
Paul Willmann was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Joseph Wilmes
Joseph Wilmes was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Albert B. Winkler
Albert B. Winkler was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Alfred Friedrich Winkler
Alfred Friedrich Winkler was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North D...
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John Wirthl
John Wirthl was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Kajetan Wirthl
Kajetan Wirthl was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Otto Erich Wistuba
Otto Erich Wistuba was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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