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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 Indiana.
150Documented
5In custody
113Released
Eras of repression in Indiana
Where Indiana’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 51
1930s 35
1960s 16
1800s 9
2000s 7
1990s 7
Recent dashboard entries from Indiana
The newest published events and reporting located in Indiana, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Judge quashes subpoena seeking reporter Mike Emery’s testimony about an Indiana warehouse fire
Arrest
Sheriff’s deputy handcuffs protester during emotional IMPD hearing
Protest
Over 100 rally outside the Indianapolis ICE office against increased immigration enforcement
Protest
More than 50 join an Indianapolis hotel noise protest; organizers believed ICE agents were staying there
Protest
Hundreds rally at Holland Park in support of immigrants and against a nearby mass-deportation event
Other
Salah Sarsour released from ICE detention following federal court ruling
Arrest
Hobart data center meeting draws large crowd, one arrest
Arrest
Man removed and arrested at Indiana data center meeting
Documented cases
150 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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John Gill Craven
Released
John Gill Craven was principal of the Eleutherian Institute (later Eleutherian College) in Lancaster, Indiana...
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Fred Crawford (Indianapolis Black Panther)
Fred Crawford helped organize the Indianapolis Black Panther Party and served as its deputy chairman. He was j...
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Claude C. Culp
Released
Claude C. Culp was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martia...
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Homer B. Curtis
Released
Homer B. Curtis was a Mennonite Brethren conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Co...
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Harrison H. Dodd
Released
Harrison H. Dodd was the Grand Commander of the Sons of Liberty in Indiana. Arrested in 1864 and tried by a mi...
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John Michael Donner
Released
Lead-named defendant in United States v. Donner, the federal case against the Beaver 55 for destroying 1-A and...
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Richard Edwards
Released
Richard Edwards was a conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for r...
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Hugh F. Farrell
Released
Hugh F. Farrell, age 23, was indicted in 2009 with four misdemeanor counts (intimidation and conversion) plus...
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Everett R. Fisher
Released
Everett R. Fisher was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War...
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Arthur Foulke
Released
Arthur Foulke was a Quaker conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed...
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Chad Frazier
A June 25, 2009 letter by Hugh Farrell, reprinted in Fire to the Prisons, reports that Chad Frazier received a...
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Galloway (Indianapolis packing union organizer)
An AFL leader identified only as Galloway was arrested in Indianapolis on June 18, 1934 while addressing Kinga...
B
Bobby Gene Garcia
Bobby Gene Garcia was a Native American federal prisoner associated with the defense of Leonard Peltier. Torch...
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Leon Andrew Gomillia
Released
Leon Andrew Gomillia was an Indianapolis Black Power defendant jailed in 1968 over an alleged weapons and poli...
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William Goppert
Released
William Goppert was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I...
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Elige Green
Released
Elige Green appears in the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors’ 1968 lists of imprisoned draft and c...
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Jacob Daniel Webster Greene
Released
Jacob Daniel Webster Greene was prosecuted for criminal libel in Harrison County, Indiana for distributing ant...
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Jesse Hann
Released
Jesse Hann was an Indiana farmer and member of the United Farmers’ League. He was arrested with Alfred and Vio...
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Horace Heffren
Released
Horace Heffren was an attorney at Salem, Washington County, Indiana, and a leader of the Sons of Liberty. Fede...
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Willard F. Heminger
Released
Willard F. Heminger was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World W...
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C.J. Herschberger
Released
C.J. Herschberger was a Amish conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martial...
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Elmer Hershberger
Released
Elmer Hershberger was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-mar...
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Ivan Hochstetler
Released
Ivan Hochstetler was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-mart...
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Oscar Hochstetler
Released
Oscar Hochstetler was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-mar...
Institutions in Indiana
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Indiana that appear in the census’s case files.
Communications Management UnitAlbany, Indiana
6 cases
United States Penitentiary, Terre HauteTerre Haute, Indiana
4 cases
USP Terre HauteTerre Haute, Indiana
3 cases
Terre Haute JailTerre Haute, Indiana
3 cases
FCI Terre HauteTerre Haute, Indiana
2 cases
Indiana State PrisonMichigan City, Indiana
2 cases
Pendleton Correctional FacilityPendleton, Indiana
1 case
Miami Correctional FacilityBunker Hill, Indiana
1 case