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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 California.
1,526Documented
39In custody
898Released
17Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in California
Where California’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1930s 354
1970s 205
1960s 198
1910s 174
2020s 131
1980s 90
Recent dashboard entries from California
The newest published events and reporting located in California, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Whistleblower alleges FBI targeted Los Angeles anti-ICE protesters
Prosecution
Charges dropped against five Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest
Prosecution
Judge dismisses all charges against the Stud Alley 18 arrested during San Francisco Pride weekend
Protest
Two injured at Teamsters protest outside Amazon warehouse; sheriff says motorcyclist intentionally struck crowd
Other
Five invited reporters held at gunpoint by Vandenberg Space Force Base security
Other
Photojournalist Steven Berumen shoved by federal officers while covering an LA immigration protest
Prosecution
Anti-ICE protester accused of pouring lighter fluid on CHP car is sentenced to prison
Prosecution
Westlake man sentenced for anti-ICE protest actions
Documented cases
1,526 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Wrackkie Quiogue
In Custody
Wrackkie Quiogue was arrested during a June 8, 2025 anti-immigration-enforcement protest in downtown Los Angel...
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Eric Anthony Rodriguez
In Custody
Eric Anthony Rodriguez was arrested on June 21, 2025 after throwing a lit Molotov cocktail toward the entrance...
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Sophie Roske
In Custody
Sophie Roske, charged under the name Nicholas John Roske, traveled from California to Maryland in June 2022 in...
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Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi
In Custody
Reda Mazen Rida Sabassi was arrested on June 16, 2026 on charges that he used purported Gaza relief fundraisin...
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Jacob Daniel Terrazas
In Custody
Jacob Daniel Terrazas was arrested during a June 7, 2025 protest against immigration raids in Paramount, Calif...
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Alex Noral
Alex Noral was one of eight workers arrested at an election meeting in San Francisco’s Jefferson Square on Oct...
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Gustave Dahlin
Gustave Dahlin was one of eight workers arrested at an election meeting in San Francisco’s Jefferson Square on...
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Louis Bradley
Louis Bradley was one of eight workers arrested at an election meeting in San Francisco’s Jefferson Square on...
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Abe Berg
Abe Berg was one of eight workers arrested at an election meeting in San Francisco’s Jefferson Square on Octob...
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William Ensign
William Ensign was one of eight workers arrested at an election meeting in San Francisco’s Jefferson Square on...
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Henry Hoffman
Henry Hoffman was one of eight workers arrested at an election meeting in San Francisco’s Jefferson Square on...
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Eva Crew
Eva Crew was one of eight workers arrested at an election meeting in San Francisco’s Jefferson Square on Octob...
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Edward Kinz
Edward Kinz was arrested with Pettis Perry in Sacramento in late October 1934 after a Plaza Park speech. The W...
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Thomas Massey
Thomas Massey was arrested with Pettis Perry in Sacramento in late October 1934 after a Plaza Park speech. The...
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Pete Machiarini
Pete Machiarini was arrested during the May 30, 1934 National Youth Day demonstration in San Francisco. The We...
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Billy Newman
Billy Newman was arrested during San Francisco’s May 30, 1934 National Youth Day demonstration. A contemporary...
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Jack Ganz
Jack Ganz was arrested during San Francisco’s May 30, 1934 National Youth Day demonstration. A contemporary We...
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Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson was a Maritime Workers Industrial Union organizer prosecuted for vagrancy during San Francisco’s...
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Arthur Chandler
Arthur Chandler was a San Francisco worker jailed for vagrancy in 1934. An October 25 Western Worker report st...
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O. B. Powell
O. B. Powell was a worker jailed in Stockton, California, on a vagrancy charge in 1934. An October 25 report s...
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Stanley Hancock
Stanley Hancock was jailed with Dorothy Ray in connection with agricultural-worker organizing in California’s...
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Francis Von Haessler
Francis Von Haessler was a Communist organizer in San Diego. A 1934 memorial in the Western Worker described h...
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John Diaz
John Diaz was a Cannery and Agricultural Workers Industrial Union activist and Communist candidate for supervi...
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Joe Stepanoff
Joe Stepanoff was identified as a prisoner on Angel Island in a letter dated November 2, 1934 and published in...
Institutions in California
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in California that appear in the census’s case files.
San Quentin State PrisonSan Quentin, California
171 cases
Federal Bureau of Prisons
60 cases
Sharp Park Detention CampSharp Park, California
33 cases
Presidio StockadeSan Francisco, California
27 cases
Los Angeles County JailLos Angeles, California
26 cases
Folsom State PrisonFolsom, California
22 cases
San Quentin Rehabilitation CenterSan Quentin, California
16 cases
San Diego County JailSan Diego, California
13 cases