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Kansas
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 Kansas.
169Documented
2In custody
127Released
Eras of repression in Kansas
Where Kansas’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 88
1960s 35
1930s 13
1920s 13
1970s 8
1800s 4
Recent dashboard entries from Kansas
The newest published events and reporting located in Kansas, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Prosecution
Emporia drops municipal charges against Lux Claridge after data-center meeting arrest
Arrest
Emporia police arrest teacher Lux Claridge after applause for opponents of the Flint Hills Digital Campus
Protest
Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions
Protest
About 280 occupy the four corners of 9th and Main in Winfield for 'No Kings'
Protest
A community march for trans rights against the SB 244 bathroom bill in Lawrence
Protest
Hundreds rally on Mass Street after ICE detentions of five Lawrence residents
Protest
Hundreds condemn ICE in a rally at the Kansas Statehouse
Other
Kansas journalist hit with search warrant after photographing police range
Documented cases
169 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
Institutions in Kansas
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Kansas that appear in the census’s case files.
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort LeavenworthFort Leavenworth, Kansas
579 cases
United States Penitentiary, LeavenworthLeavenworth, Kansas
174 cases
Fort Leavenworth Disciplinary BarracksFort Leavenworth, Kansas
38 cases
Fort Leavenworth Military Prison
9 cases
Kansas State PenitentiaryLansing, Kansas
3 cases
Kansas City RRMKansas City, Kansas
1 case
Harvey County JailNewton, Kansas
1 case
Sedgwick County District Court / Kansas Department of CorrectionsWichita, Kansas
1 case