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California
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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Leo Goodman
Leo Goodman was individually named among anti-nuclear demonstrators arrested during the June 10–18, 1983 Vande...
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Tom Hoffman
Tom Hoffman was individually named among anti-nuclear demonstrators arrested during the June 10–18, 1983 Vande...
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Bert Muttersbaugh
Bert Muttersbaugh was individually named among anti-nuclear demonstrators arrested during the June 10–18, 1983...
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Phoebe Fletcher
Phoebe Fletcher was individually named as actually serving a thirty-day jail sentence after arrest during the...
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Bob Landry
Bob Landry was individually named as arrested three times during the June 1983 Vandenberg anti-nuclear occupat...
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David Moody
David Moody had actually served eight days in jail for the June 20, 1983 obstruction protest at the Point Mugu...
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Adam Weber
Adam Weber was actually jailed after refusing probation and a fine for his part in the June 20, 1983 blockade...
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Sanderson Beck
Sanderson Beck was individually named among two El Segundo anti-nuclear protesters convicted after a November...
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Glafko Sikelianos
Glafko Sikelianos was individually named among two El Segundo anti-nuclear protesters convicted after a Novemb...
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Paul Bloom
Paul Bloom was one of three Livermore anti-nuclear protesters at a September 26, 1983 hearing after a June 20...
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Edith Morris
Edith Morris was individually named among seven Pacific Life Community anti-nuclear protesters arrested inside...
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Claire Morris
Claire Morris was individually named among seven Pacific Life Community anti-nuclear protesters arrested insid...
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Phil McManus
Phil McManus was individually named among seven Pacific Life Community anti-nuclear protesters arrested inside...
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Perry Bush
Perry Bush was individually named among seven Pacific Life Community anti-nuclear protesters arrested inside L...
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Scott O'Keefe
Scott O'Keefe was imprisoned in connection with nonviolent resistance to nuclear weapons. The Site 300 update...
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Walter Dorrell
Walter Dorrell entered Vandenberg Air Force Base in mid-December 1983 to protest ICBM tests aimed at Kwajalein...
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Don Eichelberger
During the February 21, 1985 Bohemian Grove protest-cases hearing, Don Eichelberger declared contempt for the...
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Marion Pack
Marion Pack, director of the Orange County Alliance for Survival, refused probation after conviction in the Fe...
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Liza Apper
Liza Apper was individually named with Valerie Sklarevsky in the August 6, 1986 Hiroshima remembrance protest...
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Bill Phipps
Bill Phipps was individually named among the San Diego Catholic Workers arrested August 6, 1986 after painting...
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Bob Holzman
Bob Holzman was individually named among the San Diego Catholic Workers arrested August 6, 1986 after painting...
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Patrick Diehl
Patrick Diehl was individually identified among three men who actually spent two nights in jail after the Dece...
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Sally Bell
Sally Bell pleaded no contest at the September 23, 1985 arraignment for trespass after the Hiroshima Day prote...
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August Rodin
August Rodin was an immigration detainee held at Angel Island in 1932. A contemporary newspaper reports six mo...
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
Metropolitan Detention Center, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
14 cases