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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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John McDonald
John McDonald was listed as an actual class-war prisoner at Walla Walla in the International Labor Defense hol...
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John McPhail
John McPhail was one of the former Hudson’s Bay Company employees whom Washington territorial authorities held...
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Ed Miller
Released
Ed Miller was one of the 74 Industrial Workers of the World members held in the Snohomish County jail and char...
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Jacob Milner
Jacob Milner was a Seattle peace activist involved since 1998 with the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Actio...
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Vallentine Mink
Released
Vallentine Mink, printed Valentine Mink in the 1921 Senate table, was imprisoned at McNeil Island. A two-year...
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Louis G. Mische
Louis G. Mische was an Industrial Workers of the World organizer detained during the First Red Scare. The One...
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Iver Moe
Released
Iver Moe was a Communist candidate for state senator, sentenced to one to two years and a $200 fine in the Ana...
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T. A. Montgomery
Released
T. A. Montgomery was from Tacoma, Washington. T. A. Montgomery began serving a prison sentence on June 4, 1918...
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Louis Morgan
Released
Louis Morgan was one of the 74 Industrial Workers of the World members held in the Snohomish County jail and c...
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Henry Murrah
Henry Murrah was one of the former Hudson’s Bay Company employees whom Washington territorial authorities held...
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Tom Nash
Released
Tom Nash was given a ten-year prison sentence in Walla Walla Prison for violating the state's criminal syndica...
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Floyed E. Neil
Floyed E. Neil was jailed in Bellingham for posting Communist literature. The Daily Worker of November 15, 193...
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Carl Newman
Released
Carl Newman was one of the 74 Industrial Workers of the World members held in the Snohomish County jail and ch...
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Phan Nguyen
Released
Phan Nguyen is a Vietnamese American anti-war organizer and writer who worked with Port Militarization Resista...
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David Nordloff
Released
David Nordloff was arrested at Seattle on May 22, 1918 in immigration proceedings alleging advocacy or teachin...
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John Nugent
Released
John Nugent was one of the 74 Industrial Workers of the World members held in the Snohomish County jail and ch...
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Jack O'Connell
Released
Jack O'Connell was sentenced to two years in prison. He served in McNeil Island Penitentiary from September 18...
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Martin Olsen
Martin Olsen was a Bellingham, Washington worker arrested for distributing leaflets without a permit on Septem...
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Albert Osborn
Released
Albert Osborn was born in Førde, Norway. Immigrated to the United States in 1909.
Migrated to the United Stat...
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Earl Osborne
Released
Earl Osborne was one of the 74 Industrial Workers of the World members held in the Snohomish County jail and c...
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Kenneth Osborne
Released
Kenneth Osborne appears in the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors’1969 current-prisoner lists of dr...
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Julianne Panagacos
Released
Julianne Panagacos is an Olympia anti-war activist and the lead plaintiff in the later federal civil-rights ca...
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Devinare Antwan Parker
Released
Devinare Antwan Parker was charged in Seattle, WA with unlawful possession of a destructive device after he th...
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Wayne Parker
Wayne was a member of Seattle’s Left Bank political collective. Dragon’s editorial note reports all three take...
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