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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.

370Documented
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 23 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

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

H
Hilda Blumberg
Released
Hilda Blumberg was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
K
Kate Boeckh
Released
Kate Boeckh was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
L
Leah Bolger
Retired Navy commander Leah Bolger spent a night in Washington police lockup after speaking against the Iraq w...
J
Joseph W. Boucher
Released
Joseph W. Boucher was from Georgetown, D.C. Joseph W. Boucher was a Georgetown merchant sentenced for helping...
N
Nathan Briscoe
Released
Nathan Briscoe was arrested on February 17, 1930 while distributing unemployment leaflets outside the United S...
J
Jennie Bronenberg
Released
Jennie Bronenberg was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned duri...
M
Mary E. Brown
Released
Mary E. Brown was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during t...
H
Helen Bryan
Released
Helen R. Bryan was the executive secretary of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, which aided refugees f...
M
Mrs. Henry Butterworth
Released
Mrs. Henry Butterworth was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
L
Lucille Agniel Calmes
Released
Lucille Agniel Calmes was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
E
Eleanor Calnan
Released
Eleanor Calnan was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
F
Florence Y. Carpenter
Released
Florence Y. Carpenter was an Ohio Friend and Peace Action Center worker. She joined the 1962 White House vigil...
S
Stephen G. Cary
Stephen G. Cary was a Quaker who advocated for the poor gathered in Resurrection City during the Poor People’s...
J
Jose Casagnol
Judy Willis’s account individually names this Pentagon antiwar demonstrator among men actually in D.C. Jail’s...
C
Castrow (Washington anti-war demonstrator)
One of the four remaining defendants prosecuted following the March 26, 1932 anti-war demonstration at the Jap...
H
Helen Chisaski
Released
Helen Chisaski was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
M
Mrs. William Chisholm
Released
Mrs. William Chisholm was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
A
Ann Clune
Released
Ann Clune participated in a December 28, 1981 antiwar action at the Pentagon, pouring blood on the River Entra...
J
Jim Clune
Released
Jim Clune participated in a December 28, 1981 antiwar action at the Pentagon, pouring blood on the River Entra...
J
Jerry Coffin
Judy Willis’s report names this Pentagon antiwar demonstrator among those actually held at D.C. Jail after tra...
T
Thomas Coleman
Released
Thomas Coleman was arrested for unlawful entry on June 21, 1969 after joining more than one hundred freeway op...
B
Betty Connolly
Released
Betty Connolly was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
B
Brigitte Cooke
Brigitte Cooke served three months in D.C. Jail following the Good Friday April 9, 1982 Pentagon peace action....
R
Reuben Crandall
Released
Reuben Crandall was a physician linked to abolitionist circles. Reuben Crandall became the target of one of th...

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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