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South Carolina
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 South Carolina.
58Documented
2In custody
24Released
Eras of repression in South Carolina
Where South Carolina’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1960s 10
1800s 10
2020s 9
2000s 9
1930s 5
1920s 5
Recent dashboard entries from South Carolina
The newest published events and reporting located in South Carolina, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
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Ridge Spring police chief accused of threatening arrest after a resident criticized Flock cameras on Facebook
Other
BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement
Protest
Protests continue at SC State House for 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton
Protest
State House rally reignites calls for justice after Rick Chow found not guilty
Protest
Demonstrators in Bluffton protest ICE operation, call for support of immigrant families
Protest
Protesters rally on Statehouse steps to oppose redistricting in South Carolina
Protest
May Day protest fills the South Carolina State House grounds
Protest
Hundreds rally at Falls Park demanding immigration accountability
Documented cases
58 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Leonard Riley
Leonard Riley is identified as Leonard Riley among Charleston dockworkers jailed overnight after the January 2...
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Joe Ruder
Joe Ruder was held for 62 documented days in custody.
The Militant identifies Fort Jackson Eight members Joe...
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Will Sanders
Will Sanders was a Black youth sentenced to death in South Carolina for the alleged murder of a fifty-nine-yea...
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Robert Scoggin
Released
Robert Scoggin, the Grand Dragon of the South Carolina realm of the United Klans of America was one of the Ku...
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Ricky Simmons
Ricky Simmons is identified as Ricky Simmons among Charleston dockworkers jailed overnight after the January 2...
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Delmar Thomas
Delmar Thomas was an Army private and antiwar organizer among the Fort Jackson Eight in South Carolina. The Ma...
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Denmark Vesey
Denmark Vesey was the free Black carpenter prosecuted and executed after the alleged planned 1822 Charleston s...
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Pete Washington Jr.
Pete Washington Jr. is identified as Pete Washington Jr. among Charleston dockworkers jailed overnight after t...
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John Williams
Released
John Williams was from Charleston, South Carolina. John Williams was convicted of making "seditious utterances...
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Marcello Earle Woods
Released
Marcello Earle Woods, of Columbia SC, was charged September 1, 2020 with destroying a Columbia Police Departme...
Institutions in South Carolina
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in South Carolina that appear in the census’s case files.
Aiken County JailAiken, South Carolina
5 cases
FCI EdgefieldEdgefield, South Carolina
3 cases
South Carolina Department of CorrectionsColumbia, South Carolina
2 cases
U.S. District Court, District of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina
2 cases
Turbeville Correctional InstitutionTurbeville, South Carolina
1 case
Federal Correctional Institution, WilliamsburgSalters, South Carolina
1 case
Naval Consolidated Brig, CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina
1 case
York County Prison FarmYork, South Carolina
1 case