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Kentucky

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 Kentucky.

219Documented
2In custody
141Released

Eras of repression in Kentucky

Where Kentucky’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1930s 132 1970s 21 1960s 19 1950s 9 1800s 9 1980s 8

Recent dashboard entries from Kentucky

The newest published events and reporting located in Kentucky, updated automatically from the live dashboard.

Arrest

Taylor Marshall arrested on felony charge over Roebling Bridge anti-ICE protest

Covington, KY · Kentucky Lantern
Protest

Hundreds protest after the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Lexington

Fayette County courthouse, Lexington, KY · WKYT
Protest

An anti-ICE protest fills Noble Park in Paducah after an ICE shooting

Noble Park, Paducah, KY · WKU Public Radio
Protest

Police arrest more than a dozen at anti-ICE Roebling Bridge march

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Covington, KY · WVXU
Protest

UC students detained during Roebling Bridge ICE protest

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Covington, KY · The News Record
Arrest

Student journalist Lucas Griffith arrested covering an anti-ICE march in Covington, KY (felony rioting count dropped; convicted of failure to disperse)

Covington, KY · CPJ
Protest

A rally for an ICE-detained 18-year-old outside Rep. Brett Guthrie's office

Rep. Guthrie office, Bowling Green, KY · WKU Public Radio
Protest

Several thousand rally at Metro Hall for a Louisville No Kings protest

Metro Hall, Louisville, KY · Louisville Public Media
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Documented cases

219 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.

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Joe Yeary
Joe Yeary was named in the March 14, 1932 Daily Worker appeal for the imprisoned Kentucky National Miners Unio...
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Isaac Zanger
Released
Isaac Zanger was a student subjected to antisemitic ridicule while being questioned. Charles Croix’s first-per...
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Timothy Zimmer
Released
Timothy Zimmer appears in the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors’ 1968 lists of imprisoned draft an...

Institutions in Kentucky

Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Kentucky that appear in the census’s case files.

Harlan County JailHarlan, Kentucky
18 cases
Ashland FCIDedham, Kentucky
13 cases
Bell County JailPineville, Kentucky
13 cases
FCI LexingtonLexington, Kentucky
5 cases
Federal Correctional Institution, AshlandAshland, Kentucky
5 cases
FCI AshlandAshland, Kentucky
3 cases
Federal Medical Center, Lexington (women's)Lexington, Kentucky
2 cases
FPC LexingtonLexington, Kentucky
2 cases
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