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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
Protest
About 100 rally outside Ridglan Farms, calling for release of the last ~650 beagles and the facility's closure
Protest
A May Day march from Voces de la Frontera to the Federal Building in Milwaukee
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
Protest
Hundreds line State Road and Losey Boulevard for a 'No Kings' rally
Arrest
Wayne Hsiung and three activists charged with four felonies each over an "open rescue" of 22 beagles from Ridglan Farms
Prosecution
Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan is found guilty of obstructing ICE agents
Prosecution
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an undocumented man avoid ICE agents at her courthouse
Documented cases
439 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Ishichi Matsuda
Ishichi Matsuda is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Motoichi Matsuda
Motoichi Matsuda is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Shigekazu Matsumoto
Shigekazu Matsumoto is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Leslie Mays
Leslie Mays was a member of the Milwaukee Black Panther Party arrested on a concealed-weapon allegation in 196...
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Ernest Louis Meyer
Released
Ernest Louis Meyer was a conscientious objector from Wisconsin imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed...
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Anthony Miller
Anthony Miller was a prisoner spokesman during the July 21, 1976 metal-shop takeover at Waupun State Prison. A...
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Nihei Miyamoto
Nihei Miyamoto was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in th...
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Shigemaru Miyao
Shigemaru Miyao was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in t...
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Shigeki Mizumoto
Shigeki Mizumoto was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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William E. Mohr
Released
William E. Mohr was prosecuted under the Espionage Act in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin account explicitly records...
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Nunzio M. Morelli
Nunzio M. Morelli was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Koetsu Morita
Koetsu Morita was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the...
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Hiroshi Motoshige
Hiroshi Motoshige was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Tatsuo Motoshige
Tatsuo Motoshige was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Sigfried A. F. Muntz
Sigfried A. F. Muntz was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin,...
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Minosuke Nakamura
Minosuke Nakamura was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The r...
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Naka Nakane
Naka Nakane was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-06. The report...
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Tsunekichi Namba
Tsunekichi Namba was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-08-18. The re...
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Mary Nardini
Mary Nardini was one of eleven defendants imprisoned after a September 9, 1917 confrontation at a pro-war gath...
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Johannes Naumann
Johannes Naumann is individually named in the May 21, 1942 Camp McCoy receipt report among seven civilian enem...
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Kakujiro Nishiki
Kakujiro Nishiki was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Heisuke Nishioka
Heisuke Nishioka was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The re...
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Ziro Nisimura
Ziro Nisimura was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the...
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Tyler John Norman
Awaiting Trial
Tyler John Norman is defendant #41 of the 61 people indicted on September 5, 2023 under the Georgia RICO Act (...
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