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Oregon
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 Oregon.
229Documented
5In custody
166Released
2Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Oregon
Where Oregon’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
2020s 72
1930s 55
2000s 32
1910s 17
2010s 15
1960s 12
Recent dashboard entries from Oregon
The newest published events and reporting located in Oregon, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Federal agents use tear gas during Salem anti-ICE confrontation
Prosecution
Woman pleads guilty to interference after allegedly painting Portland ICE driveway
Prosecution
Many Arrested by Portland Police During ICE Protests Saw Cases Fizzle in Court
Prosecution
Of 30 resolved Portland ICE-protest prosecutions, 28 ended in probation, supervised release, or dismissal — after felony threats of up to 20 years
Prosecution
Anti-ICE protester in Portland sentenced to 30 months in prison for assaulting a federal officer
Other
Malik Muhammad, Oregon's longest-sentenced 2020 protester, was transferred 3,000 miles to a South Carolina prison
Prosecution
37 federal cases, 1 prison sentence: The quiet resolution of Portland's ICE protests
Prosecution
Portland ICE protester Angella Davis acquitted by a jury on all charges
Documented cases
229 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
K
Katherine Vogel
Released
Katherine Vogel was arrested at the South Portland ICE building on September 30, 2025 after applying red paint...
J
James Walker
James Walker was a Clarion Defender editor reported beaten and arrested while photographing police conduct in...
D
Donald M. Wollam
Released
Donald M. Wollam was a Portland, Oregon defendant prosecuted for refusing to answer the House Un-American Acti...
H
Homer Ware
Released
Homer Ware was a delegate for the Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union of the IWW. Homer Ware received a one- t...
J
John Weber
Released
John Weber was a Portland Communist Party activist prosecuted under Oregon's criminal-syndicalism law during t...
M
Maxie Weisbarth
Maxie was a union agent imprisoned in the Portland tanker-strike prosecution.
The Honolulu column describes t...
S
Samuel A. Westcott
Released
Samuel A. Westcott was arrested during an October 12, 2025 protest outside the South Portland ICE office after...
C
Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams was arrested for interfering with an officer and resisting arrest after photographing the be...
D
Deni Jungic Wolf
Released
Deni Jungic Wolf was arrested on June 16, 2025 during a protest outside the South Portland ICE office after fe...
B
Benjamin Wood-Pavich
Released
Benjamin Wood-Pavich was federally charged with forcibly assaulting a federal officer during demonstrations ou...
B
Bill Woral
Bill was arrested during the September 9, 1930 raid on Portland’s Workers Center.
The Portland report said po...
S
Samuel Yergler
Samuel Yergler spent a night in jail after a December 2019 protest at the Oregon governor’s office against a p...
L
L. M. van Wingerden
L. M. van Wingerden, an IWW delegate identified as E1300, wrote from the county jail in Portland, Oregon, on J...
Institutions in Oregon
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Oregon that appear in the census’s case files.
Lane County JailEugene, Oregon
11 cases
Multnomah County JailPortland, Oregon
10 cases
Multnomah County Circuit Court
8 cases
Multnomah County District Court
5 cases
FPC SheridanSheridan, Oregon
4 cases
Oregon Department of CorrectionsSalem, Oregon
4 cases
Fort Klamath
4 cases
Multnomah County Detention CenterPortland, Oregon
4 cases