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Puerto Rico
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 Puerto Rico.
477Documented
0In custody
346Released
Eras of repression in Puerto Rico
Where Puerto Rico’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
2000s 274
1950s 91
1930s 33
1980s 24
1970s 24
1940s 20
Recent dashboard entries from Puerto Rico
The newest published events and reporting located in Puerto Rico, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
Activists protest ICE detentions in a San Juan neighborhood
Arrest
Tito Kayak arrested at an anti-government protest outside La Fortaleza
Protest
Madres Contra la Guerra protest US militarization at Muniz Air Base
Documented cases
477 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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José Pérez González
Released
José Pérez González received the longest federal sentence among the Vieques resisters: five years in federal p...
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Rafael Pérez Torruella
Released
Rafael Pérez Torruella was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as pa...
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Angel Quiles
Released
Angel Quiles was arrested for Pablo Soto Brigade trespass on Navy bombing range as part of the sustained 1999-...
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Agustín Quiñones
Agustín was a Utuado nationalist among the surrendered captives shot during the 1950 uprising. The thesis repo...
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Luis Rey Quiñones Soto
Released
Luis Rey Quiñones Soto was held in federal prison during the campaign to end U.S. Navy operations in Vieques....
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Nylda R. Diaz
Released
Nylda was one of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U....
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José Rafael Bas
Released
José was one of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S...
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Juan Rafael Rosario
Released
Juan was one of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S...
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Nelson Ramirez
Released
Nelson was a Puerto Rican independentista jailed on civil contempt charges for refusing to testify before a fe...
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Reinaldo Ramos
Released
Reinaldo was one of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the...
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Antonio Ramos Rosario
Antonio Ramos Rosario was detained after participating in the 1950 Puerto Rican nationalist uprising.
Known a...
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Juan Ramón Martínez
Juan Ramón Martínez was a nationalist from Maricao detained for refusing to register for military service.
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Ruth Reynolds
Ruth Reynolds was a North American supporter of Puerto Rican independence arrested in the repression following...
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Andy Rivera
Released
Andy Rivera was arrested for Trespass on Vieques bombing range as part of the sustained 1999-2003 civil-disobe...
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Dennis Hickey Rivera
Dennis Hickey Rivera was arrested on April 28, 2001 during civil disobedience against the Navy bombing range a...
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Edwin Rivera
Released
Edwin Rivera was arrested during the 2000 civil-disobedience campaign against U.S. Navy training on Vieques, P...
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Gilberto Rivera
Released
Gilberto was one of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the...
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Miguel A. Rivera González
Released
Miguel A. Rivera González was arrested during the 2000 civil-disobedience campaign against U.S. Navy training...
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Luis Rivera Pagán
Luis Rivera Pagán participated in the 1971 Culebra civil-disobedience campaign against the U.S. Navy’s presenc...
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José R. Rivera Santana
Released
José R. Rivera Santana was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as pa...
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José Rivera Sotomayor
José Rivera Sotomayor was the Nationalist Party treasurer when he was arrested in the 1942 selective-service c...
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Álvaro Rivera Walker
Álvaro was a nationalist who remained with Pedro Albizu Campos during the siege of the party headquarters in S...
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Harry Robeson
Harry Robeson was arrested during the Puerto Rican sugar and waterfront strike movement. The Daily Worker of M...
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Alisandro Rodriguez
Released
Alisandro Rodriguez was one of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedi...
Institutions in Puerto Rico
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Puerto Rico that appear in the census’s case files.
Metropolitan Detention Center GuaynaboGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
95 cases
Federal Detention Center, GuaynaboSan Juan, Puerto Rico
93 cases
Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) GuaynaboGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
20 cases
MDC GuaynaboSan Juan, Puerto Rico
15 cases
La PrincesaSan Juan, Puerto Rico
9 cases
Vega Alta Women's PrisonVega Alta, Puerto Rico
4 cases
Arecibo Women's JailArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case
District Jail, AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case