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Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island.
10Documented
0In custody
9Released
Eras of repression in Rhode Island
Where Rhode Island’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 5
2020s 2
2000s 1
1980s 1
1930s 1
Documented cases
10 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
Francis D. Miller
Released
Francis D. Miller, a member of the fWW's General Executive Board at the time of his arrest, came from Providen...
Nicholas Scaglione
Released
Nicholas Scaglione is a Cranston, Rhode Island man sentenced to three years in federal prison for helping dest...
Jim Taricani
Released
Jim Taricani was a WJAR television reporter in Providence, Rhode Island who in 2004 obtained and aired a porti...
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Rasha Alawieh
In Exile
Lebanese assistant professor at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School (H-1B visa holder). Detained a...
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John T. Dunn
Released
John T. Dunn, a Socialist from Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced to twenty years in prison and served in...
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Oreal Grossman
Released
Oreal Grossman was an International Labor Defense attorney in Providence, Rhode Island, arrested during the Se...
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Theodore Hiller
Released
Theodore Hiller, a Socialist from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was sentenced to twenty years in prison. He served...
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Robert J. Morrow
Released
Robert J. Morrow was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Rhode Island imprisoned during World...
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Christin Schmidt
Released
Christin Schmidt was a university student and peace worker from Rhode Island at the time of Pershing Plowshare...
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Adolph F. Younger
Released
Adolph F. Younger, a Socialist from Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced to twenty years in prison and serv...
Institutions in Rhode Island
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Rhode Island that appear in the census’s case files.
Electric Boat, Quonset Point — Kairos Plowshares Too
1 case
Rhode Island State PrisonProvidence, Rhode Island
1 case