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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 Washington.
413Documented
1In custody
332Released
1Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Washington
Where Washington’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 158
1970s 38
2000s 28
1960s 28
2020s 27
1980s 25
Recent dashboard entries from Washington
The newest published events and reporting located in Washington, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home
Other
White House excludes Politico from Air Force One press pool
Protest
Pro-Data Center Party Interrupted by Protesters in DC
Other
White House excludes CNN from Air Force One press pool for presidential trips
Protest
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
Other
CNN, MS NOW and Politico barred from White House access; outlets challenge the ban
Protest
Protesters hit Hagerstown to protest major data center proposed for city
Arrest
He brought a guillotine to D.C. He didn’t expect to get arrested.
Documented cases
413 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Wilford Davis
Released
Wilford Davis was a Black prisoner in Washington State, convicted of murder and serving a life sentence. He ha...
D
Don DeVault
Released
Don DeVault was a biophysicist and World War II conscientious objector. He opposed compulsory Civilian Public...
L
Lloyd Dennis
Released
Lloyd Dennis appears in the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors’1969 current-prisoner lists of draft...
W
Will Depasoy
Will Depasoy was a Marine reservist held at Sand Point Naval Station after refusing Gulf War deployment orders...
E
Eduardo Diaz Guardado
Released
Eduardo Diaz Guardado was arrested during a June 18, 2025 protest against immigration enforcement outside the...
T
Tammy Dunakin
Tammy Dunakin served sixteen days in jail in July 1984 after refusing a fine or community service for a peace...
B
Brendan Maslauskas Dunn
Released
Brendan Maslauskas Dunn is an anti-war organizer, journalist and member of the Industrial Workers of the World...
S
Sol Ehrlich
Released
Sol Ehrlich, also recorded as Sol Erlick, was an Industrial Workers of the World member and secretary of its M...
H
Helene Ellenbogen
Helene was a member of Seattle’s Left Bank political collective. Dragon’s editorial note reports all three tak...
C
Charles Peter Emerson
Released
Charles Peter Emerson was arrested at Seattle on January 14, 1918 in immigration proceedings alleging advocacy...
F
Franz J. Feinler
Released
Franz J. Feinler was sentenced to four years in prison for making "seditious remarks." He served in McNeil Isl...
M
Michael Feuersinger
Michael Feuersinger was individually listed in custody at US Forest Service, Sullivan Lake, Metaline Falls, Wa...
A
Al Fisher
Released
Al Fisher was a West Coast woodworkers' union official arrested in 1954 on his way to picket duty during a str...
J
Jesus Chavez Flores
Jesus Chavez Flores was an immigration detainee who led a February 2018 hunger strike against conditions of co...
W
Wil Casey Floyd
Released
Wil Casey Floyd, of Elkhart Lake WI, was sentenced to 37 months federal prison for unlawful possession of a de...
E
Edith Frenette
Released
Edith Frenette was a transnational IWW "rebel girl" and free-speech fighter active across the Pacific Northwes...
J
Julia Garfield
Released
Julia Garfield is an Olympia anti-war activist and Port Militarization Resistance participant. She was among t...
S
Steve Gilbert
Steve Gilbert was an antiwar Army organizer and a founder of the Fort Knox underground newspaper FTA. Accordin...
J
Julius Gillespie
Julius Gillespie was head of the Inmate Advisory Council at Washington’s Walla Walla prison. Torch reported th...
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Leon Glaser
Released
Leon Glaser was a Russian-born clothing worker in Seattle who came to the United States in 1908. He served as...
M
Max Gorman
Released
Max Gorman was sentenced to ten years in prison. He served in McNeil Island Penitentiary from November 19, 191...
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W. E. Graham
Released
W. E. Graham was arrested at Seattle on January 25, 1918 in immigration proceedings alleging advocacy or teach...
C
Chris Grande
Released
Chris Grande was a Port Militarization Resistance activist and plaintiff in Panagacos v. Towery, the federal c...
F
Francois Gravelle
Francois Gravelle was one of the former Hudson’s Bay Company employees whom Washington territorial authorities...
Institutions in Washington
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Washington that appear in the census’s case files.
Snohomish County JailEverett, Washington
75 cases
McNeil Island Federal PenitentiarySteilacoom, Washington
67 cases
USP McNeil IslandSteilacoom, Washington
43 cases
Washington State PenitentiaryWalla Walla, Washington
13 cases
SeaTac Federal Detention CenterSeaTac, Washington
10 cases
Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla / U.S. District Court, W.D. WashingtonWalla Walla, Washington
8 cases
US Forest Service, Sullivan LakeMetaline Falls, Washington
7 cases
Washington State Penitentiary at Walla WallaWalla Walla, Washington
5 cases