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Idaho
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 Idaho.
45Documented
0In custody
32Released
Eras of repression in Idaho
Where Idaho’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 23
1920s 7
1990s 4
1980s 4
1900s 4
2000s 1
Recent dashboard entries from Idaho
The newest published events and reporting located in Idaho, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
Six arrested at Idaho Capitol over trans bathroom-ban sit-in
Protest
About 15 people arrested in sit-ins at the Idaho Capitol protesting a new transgender bathroom-ban law (HB 752)
Protest
Nine arrested at Idaho Statehouse over anti-trans bill
Protest
An ICE Out rally on the Broadway Bridge in Idaho Falls; protesters hit by tomatoes
Protest
750-1,000 march from Caldwell Park to the courthouse in Pocatello
Protest
Hundreds line Highway 95 in Coeur d'Alene against ICE after the Pretti killing
Protest
100 protest a Wilder ICE raid at the Canyon County Administration building
Documented cases
45 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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T. E. Hawkins
Released
T. E. Hawkins was from Moscow, Idaho. T. E. Hawkins received a six-month to ten-year prison sentence.
The Mar...
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H. E. Herd
Released
H. E. “Harris” Herd was an Industrial Workers of the World member from Moscow, Idaho, arrested during the nort...
S
S. Hourve
Vecellio names S. Hourve among IWW logging-strike prisoners arrested 1917-07-23, held at St. Maries, transferr...
G
George Kopp
Released
George Kopp was from St. Maries, Idaho. George Kopp received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
The March 19...
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Joe Martin
Released
Joe Martin was from St. Maries, Idaho. Joe Martin received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
The March 1920...
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Dennis McCarthy
Released
Dennis McCarthy was from St. Maries, Idaho. Dennis McCarthy received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
The...
N
N. McCloud
Vecellio names N. McCloud among IWW logging-strike prisoners arrested 1917-07-23, held at St. Maries, transfer...
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E. L. Montgomery
Released
E. L. Montgomery was from St. Maries, Idaho. E. L. Montgomery received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
Th...
L
Lyman Moore
Released
Lyman Moore was from St. Maries, Idaho. Lyman Moore received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
The March 19...
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Fred Morgan
Released
Fred Morgan was from St. Maries, Idaho. Fred Morgan received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
The March 19...
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William Nelson
Released
William Nelson was from St. Maries, Idaho. William Nelson received a two- to ten-year prison sentence for viol...
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Cathleen Posey
Cathleen Posey was jailed for 24 hours after refusing a fine following a May 1984 conviction for blocking a nu...
J
Jennifer Prichard
Released
Jennifer Prichard was jailed during the Cove–Mallard logging-road campaign in Idaho. After earlier custody, sh...
E
Edith Rasell
Edith Rasell was jailed for 24 hours after refusing a fine following a May 1984 conviction for blocking a nucl...
E
Erik Bowers Ryberg
Released
Erik Ryberg participated in the Cove–Mallard forest-defense campaign in Idaho. He was jailed after obstructing...
J
John Shea
Released
John Shea was from St. Maries, Idaho. John Shea received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
The March 1920 O...
A
A. L. Vecellio
Vecellio’s signed April 11, 1920 letter and accompanying roster describe his own Idaho bull-pen imprisonment i...
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T. Venier
Vecellio names T. Venier among IWW logging-strike prisoners arrested 1917-07-20, held at St. Maries, transferr...
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Rodney Wade
A spring 2005 prisoner roster identified ecological activist Rodney Wade at SICI in Idaho, characterizing his...
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Helen Watts
Helen Watts was jailed for 24 hours after refusing a fine following a May 1984 conviction for blocking a nucle...
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Robert Wilson
Released
Robert Wilson was from St. Maries, Idaho. Robert Wilson received a one- to ten-year prison sentence.
The Marc...
Institutions in Idaho
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Idaho that appear in the census’s case files.
Ada County JailBoise, Idaho
3 cases
Idaho State Penitentiary
3 cases
Idaho county jails (Caldwell, Wallace, Rathdrum)
1 case
Multnomah County Jail / Minidoka War Relocation CenterHunt, Idaho
1 case
Boise City JailBoise, Idaho
1 case