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Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin.

439Documented
2In custody
135Released
1Awaiting trial

Eras of repression in Wisconsin

Where Wisconsin’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1940s 250 1930s 47 1910s 33 1960s 23 1970s 22 2020s 19

Recent dashboard entries from Wisconsin

The newest published events and reporting located in Wisconsin, updated automatically from the live dashboard.

Arrest

A man is arrested dousing an Appleton courthouse Pride flag with gasoline

Outagamie County Courthouse, Appleton, WI · FOX 11 News
Protest

About 100 rally outside Ridglan Farms, calling for release of the last ~650 beagles and the facility's closure

Ridglan Farms, Blue Mounds, WI · CBS 58
Protest

A May Day march from Voces de la Frontera to the Federal Building in Milwaukee

Federal Building, Milwaukee, WI · Postindustrial
Arrest

Palestinian-American community leader Salah Sarsour, a longtime green-card holder, detained by ICE in Milwaukee; rights groups call it retaliation for his pro-Palestinian advocacy

Milwaukee, WI · CNN
Protest

Hundreds line State Road and Losey Boulevard for a 'No Kings' rally

State Rd & Losey Blvd, La Crosse, WI · WXOW
Arrest

Wayne Hsiung and three activists charged with four felonies each over an "open rescue" of 22 beagles from Ridglan Farms

Blue Mounds, WI · Wisconsin Examiner
Prosecution

Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan is found guilty of obstructing ICE agents

U.S. Courthouse, Milwaukee, WI · Wikipedia
Prosecution

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an undocumented man avoid ICE agents at her courthouse

Milwaukee, WI · Wisconsin Examiner
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Documented cases

439 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.

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Shozo Kawakami
Shozo Kawakami is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Katsuichi Kawamoto
Katsuichi Kawamoto is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Kazowa Kawasaki
Kazowa Kawasaki is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Chosuke Kayahara
Chosuke Kayahara is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Harvey M. Kayano
Harvey M. Kayano was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-24. The re...
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Karl Kiefer
Karl Kiefer is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Akio R. Kimura
Akio R. Kimura is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Kenzi Kimura
Kenzi Kimura is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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George B. Knaepper
George B. Knaepper was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23. The...
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Kochan
Released
Kochan was one of six people arrested before the Fourteenth Street and Fond du Lac relief station. The source...
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Oscar Frederick Koehler
Oscar Frederick Koehler was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23....
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Walter Kollac
Walter Kollac is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Taichi Komatsu
Taichi Komatsu is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Ichiro Konno
Ichiro Konno is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Andreas Kopp
Andreas Kopp is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Ivan Koss
Ivan Koss was among seven anti-fascist workers arrested at the Milwaukee demonstration against Nazi ambassador...
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Bernhard Krakau
Bernhard Krakau was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23. The rep...
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Gerhard Dietrick Kraus
Gerhard Dietrick Kraus was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23....
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Richard Kretschmann
Richard Kretschmann is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Robert W. Kreutz
Robert W. Kreutz is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Hinrich W. Kreye
Hinrich W. Kreye is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Frank Krueger
Frank Krueger was serving a life sentence according to the Wisconsin report. The Wisconsin report explicitly...
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Leslie Krueger
Leslie Krueger was serving a life sentence according to the Wisconsin report. The Wisconsin report explicitly...
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Kyokujo Kubokawa
Kyokujo Kubokawa is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...

Institutions in Wisconsin

Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Wisconsin that appear in the census’s case files.

FCI OxfordOxford, Wisconsin
11 cases
Milwaukee House of CorrectionMilwaukee, Wisconsin
11 cases
Dane County JailMadison, Wisconsin
8 cases
Ashland County JailAshland, Wisconsin
5 cases
Dane County Circuit Court
2 cases
Wisconsin state prisonMilwaukee, Wisconsin
2 cases
Wisconsin State PrisonWaupun, Wisconsin
2 cases
U.S. Federal Custom House Jail, MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
1 case
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