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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 District of Columbia.

369Documented
8In custody
294Released
1Awaiting trial

Eras of repression in District of Columbia

Where District of Columbia’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1910s 158 1980s 41 1960s 33 1930s 30 2020s 22 1970s 20

Recent dashboard entries from District of Columbia

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

Other

Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home

Washington, D.C. · Associated Press
Other

White House excludes Politico from Air Force One press pool

Washington, D.C. · U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Protest

Pro-Data Center Party Interrupted by Protesters in DC

PubKey, Washington, DC · Newsweek
Other

White House excludes CNN from Air Force One press pool for presidential trips

Washington, DC · U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Protest

Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down

Kennedy Center, Washington, DC · PBS NewsHour
Other

CNN, MS NOW and Politico barred from White House access; outlets challenge the ban

White House, Washington, DC · U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Arrest

He brought a guillotine to D.C. He didn’t expect to get arrested.

U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court, Washington, DC · The Washington Post
Prosecution

Trump denies US weapons shortage and says information 'leakers' being 'hunted down'

The White House, Washington, D.C. · BBC News
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Documented cases

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

Alexander Beltran Herrera
In Custody
Alexander Beltran Herrera, age 39, FARC member; extradited and pleaded guilty in connection with the 2003-2008...
Floyd Lee Corkins II
In Custody
Floyd Lee Corkins II, 29, walked into the Family Research Council offices in DC on August 15, 2012 with a gun...
Rahmanullah Lakanwal
In Custody
Rahmanullah Lakanwal was taken into custody on November 26, 2025 after allegedly shooting National Guard membe...
Charles Littlejohn
In Custody
Charles Edward Littlejohn is a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor who was sentenced to five year...
Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran
In Custody
Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran, age 44, FARC member; extradited and pleaded guilty in connection with the 200...
Roman Sterlingov
In Custody
Roman Sterlingov is a Russian-Swedish dual national who has been in U.S. federal custody since his April 2021...
Sammie Abbott
Released
Sammie Abbott was arrested for disorderly conduct on June 21, 1969 while trying to join four detained proteste...
James Abourezk
Released
James Abourezk was a former United States senator when police arrested him at the South African Embassy during...
Pauline Adams
Released
Pauline Adams was a Dublin-born suffragist who emigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and founded the Norfolk Equal Suf...
Edith Mary Ainge
Released
Edith Mary Ainge was an English-born Jamestown, NY suffragist who served as treasurer of the National Woman's...
Berthe Arnold
Released
Berthe Arnold was a Colorado Springs schoolteacher, a member of the National Woman's Party, and one of the "Si...
Virginia Arnold
Released
Virginia Arnold was a North Carolina teacher, National Woman's Party organizer and one of the first six suffra...
Lillian Ascough
Released
Lillian Ascough was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
Abby Scott Baker
Released
Abby Scott Baker was a National Woman’s Party lobbyist and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
Harry Belafonte
Released
Harry Belafonte was arrested with four other demonstrators at the South African Embassy during the Free South...
Joan Bell
Released
Joan Andrews Bell, a longtime Catholic pro-life activist from Montague, New Jersey, was one of the "DC Nine" c...
Josephine Bennett
Released
Josephine Bennett was a Hartford, Connecticut member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sent...
James G. Berrett
Released
James G. Berrett was the mayor of Washington, D.C., arrested in August 1861 after he refused to take a federal...
Mary Frances Berry
Released
Mary Frances Berry is a historian, lawyer, and longtime civil-rights advocate who served on the U.S. Commissio...
Jacob Bethea
Jacob Bethea was a member of the Washington, D.C., Black Panther Party and a defendant in the Richmond Five pr...
Reginald Booker
Released
Reginald Booker was arrested for unlawful entry on June 21, 1969 after joining more than one hundred freeway o...
Catherine Boyle
Released
Catherine Boyle was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
Lucy Gwynne Branham
Released
Lucy Gwynne Branham was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned du...
Eunice Dana Brannan
Released
Eunice Dana Brannan was a New York Silent Sentinel and daughter of newspaper editor Charles A. Dana. Arrested...

Institutions in District of Columbia

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

Old Capitol PrisonWashington, District of Columbia
216 cases
District of Columbia JailWashington, District of Columbia
7 cases
District of Columbia Department of CorrectionsWashington, District of Columbia
6 cases
Washington County JailWashington, District of Columbia
5 cases
Washington, D.C. JailWashington, District of Columbia
5 cases
War Tax ResistanceWashington, District of Columbia
4 cases
D.C. Central Detention FacilityWashington, District of Columbia
2 cases
Carroll PrisonWashington, District of Columbia
2 cases
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