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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.
237Documented
6In custody
230Released
Eras of repression in District of Columbia
Where District of Columbia’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 159
2020s 19
1980s 12
2010s 8
1800s 8
1970s 6
Documented cases
237 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
Sue Shelton White
Released
Sue Shelton White was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned duri...
Margaret Whittemore
Released
Margaret Whittemore was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned du...
Anna Kelton Wiley
Released
Anna Campbell Kelton Wiley (March 8, 1877 - January 6, 1964), known as Nan and recorded in contemporary source...
Rose Winslow
Released
Rose Winslow, born Ruza Wenclawska, was a Polish-born mill worker and organizer who became one of the best-kno...
Ellen Winsor
Released
Ellen Winsor (November 30, 1882 - July 25, 1959) was a Pennsylvania member of the National Woman's Party and o...
Mary Winsor
Released
Mary Winsor was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
Roy Wood
Released
Roy Wood was a Washington, D.C. Communist Party leader prosecuted under the Smith Act, which was used widely a...
Joy Young
Released
Joy Young was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the 1...
Matilda Young
Released
Matilda Young was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during t...
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Cody Michael Tarner
In Custody
Cody Michael Tarner, 23, of Hagerstown, MD, was indicted by a federal grand jury for burning two Supreme Court...
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Dougherty
Released
Dougherty, of Washington, D.C., was an aged, ailing man imprisoned, as Handy records, 'for the crime of having...
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David Andrews
Released
The Rev. David Andrews was a Methodist minister who on Dec. 12, 1961 knelt at the White House fence in a 'dire...
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Harriet U. Andrews
Released
Harriet U. Andrews (May 23, 1884 - March 7, 1959) was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "S...
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Nellie Main Barnes
Released
Nellie Main Barnes (August 5, 1860 - August 20, 1950) was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of th...
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Naomi Barrett
Released
Naomi Barrett was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during t...
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Mrs. W. J. Bartlett
Released
Mrs. W. J. Bartlett was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned du...
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Hilda Blumberg
Released
Hilda Blumberg was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
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Kate Boeckh
Released
Kate Boeckh was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the...
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Joseph W. Boucher
Released
Joseph W. Boucher, of Georgetown, D.C., was a Georgetown merchant sentenced for helping a woman travel south a...
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Lucy G. Branham
Released
Lucy G. Branham was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during...
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Jennie Bronenberg
Released
Jennie Bronenberg was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned duri...
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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...
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Helen Bryan
Released
Helen R. Bryan was the executive secretary of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, which aided refugees f...
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Mrs. Henry Butterworth
Released
Mrs. Henry Butterworth was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned...
Institutions in District of Columbia
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in District of Columbia that appear in the census’s case files.
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
War Tax ResistanceWashington, District of Columbia
4 cases
D.C. Central Detention FacilityWashington, District of Columbia
2 cases
Old Capitol PrisonWashington, District of Columbia
2 cases
U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia
2 cases
Washington, D.C. JailWashington, District of Columbia
1 case