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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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Bill Sampley
Bill Sampley is individually named in the May–June 1997 Crossroad account of prison resistance at Indiana’s Ma...
A
Alfred J. Samter
Released
Alfred James Samter was a Gary, Indiana steelworker subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committ...
R
Roscoe M. Schrock
Released
Roscoe M. Schrock was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-mar...
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Thomas Shipp
Thomas Shipp was a young Black prisoner lynched at Marion, Indiana on August 7, 1930. The September 2 Daily Wo...
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William Simons
Released
William Simons was the director of the Chicago Workers School. The January 27, 1926 Daily Worker reports his a...
J
John H. Smeltzer
Released
John H. Smeltzer was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-mart...
A
Abram Smith
Abram Smith was a young Black prisoner lynched at Marion, Indiana on August 7, 1930. The September 2 Daily Wor...
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Tillman H. Soldner
Released
Tilman (Dr.) Soldner was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-...
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Harry Sommers
Released
Harry Sommers was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martial...
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Walter Sprunger
Released
Walter Sprunger was a Mennonite from Adams County, Indiana, who refused military service on religious grounds....
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Charles Stadtfeld
Released
Charles Stadtfeld was a Communist Party district secretary in Indianapolis and a member of presidential candid...
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Virgil J. Stauffer
Released
Virgil J. Stauffer was a Pentecostal conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-...
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Lorenzo Stone-Bey
Released
New Afrikan/Moorish political prisoner held at the Indiana State Prison, #10006, who became a recognized write...
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Kataza Taifa
Kataza Taifa is individually named in the May–June 1997 Crossroad account of prison resistance at Indiana’s Ma...
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Roscoe Taylor
Released
Roscoe Taylor was a defendant arrested during the 1936 strike at M. Fine and Son shirt manufacturers in New Al...
E
Erie Thompson
Erie Thompson was a young worker arrested when police broke up a meeting at the Young Communist League headqua...
D
Douglas Thrams
Released
Douglas Thrams was prosecuted over TikTok videos that advocated attacks on President Donald Trump, Elon Musk,...
A
Alfred Tiala
Released
Alfred Tiala was national secretary of the United Farmers’ League. On January 20, 1934, he, his wife Viola and...
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Viola Tiala
Released
Viola Tiala was a United Farmers’ League organizer arrested with her husband Alfred Tiala and farmer Jesse Han...
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Thomas Trost
Released
One of the eight Beaver 55 members; credited with coining the group's whimsical name (the group was only eight...
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Avon Twitty
Avon Twitty, also known as Abdul Ali, was a plaintiff in the March 29, 2010 challenge to federal Communication...
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Uselis (Gary railroad wreck defendant, 1923)
Uselis was a union railroad worker arrested and beaten by Gary police during the 1922 railroad strike. At his...
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Leo Vernon
Leo Vernon, identified as being from Madison, Wisconsin, was jailed in Terre Haute during the 1935 labor confl...
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R. Westmoreland
R. Westmoreland was an Evansville, Indiana, worker employed at the Servel Company. A hostile notice in the Dai...
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