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Oklahoma
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 Oklahoma.
124Documented
0In custody
118Released
Eras of repression in Oklahoma
Where Oklahoma’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 89
1930s 11
1940s 7
2000s 5
1970s 5
2020s 2
Documented cases
124 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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George Wilson
Released
George Wilson was jailed since May 1934 awaiting the federal trial in the Oklahoma City federal sedition case...
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Stafford Sylis (Rev.) Winn
Released
Stafford Sylis (Rev.) Winn was a conscientious objector from Oklahoma imprisoned during World War I. Court-mar...
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Dan Womack
Released
Dan Womack was one of the Oklahoma City unemployed workers convicted under a federal statute after a 1934 reli...
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Ina Wood
Released
Ina Wood, a Communist organizer and the wife of Oklahoma CP secretary Robert Wood, was arrested and arraigned...
Institutions in Oklahoma
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Oklahoma that appear in the census’s case files.
Fort Sill brigFort Sill, Oklahoma
5 cases
Oklahoma County JailOklahoma City, Oklahoma
3 cases
Oklahoma State PenitentiaryMcAlester, Oklahoma
2 cases
Mabel Bassett Correctional InstitutionMcLoud, Oklahoma
1 case
Fort Pickens / Mount Vernon Barracks / Fort Sill
1 case