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Maine
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 Maine.
32Documented
0In custody
24Released
Eras of repression in Maine
Where Maine’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1920s 9
1930s 7
2020s 5
2010s 3
1970s 3
1910s 2
Recent dashboard entries from Maine
The newest published events and reporting located in Maine, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Bangor reporter Joe Sokol allegedly targeted by car; camera knocked down
Other
Maine ICE observers adapt after fatal enforcement shooting
Other
Maine ICE observer sues agents for threatening to arrest him during January surge
Other
ICE officer kills Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, 26, in Biddeford — second fatal ICE shooting in a week
Protest
Houlton Regional Hospital nurses begin a four-day strike over ER staffing
Protest
A Gorham drag storytime draws protesters and counter-protesters; police called
Prosecution
Tyler McGrath acquitted of "assault by airhorn" at a Portland No Kings protest
Protest
Nine anti-ICE protesters arrested at Sen. Collins' office in Portland, Maine
Documented cases
32 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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William J. Mackesy
Released
William J. Mackesy was a shoe-workers' union organizer based in Lynn, Massachusetts. He became general organiz...
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Suzanne Muscara
Released
Suzanne Muscara, age 37, mailed a threatening letter containing fake anthrax to Republican Senator Susan Colli...
H
Harold Nathans
Released
Harold Nathans was a conscientious objector from Maine imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refu...
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Winfred Parent
Winfred Parent was individually listed among the political and class-war prisoners in the Daily Worker of Dece...
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Bob Pease
Bob Pease was individually listed among the political and class-war prisoners in the Daily Worker of December...
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Neils Randquist
Released
Niels Rundquist, listed in this database as Neils Randquist, was an International Seamen's Union member impris...
G
Gust Saderquist
Page 2 identifies Gust Saderquist as a member of the Paving Cutters Union of Rockland, Maine, held for deporta...
M
Moses Sleeper
Released
Moses Sleeper was a Quaker attender in Maine (then part of Massachusetts) during the American Revolution who r...
Institutions in Maine
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Maine that appear in the census’s case files.
Maine State PrisonThomaston, Maine
6 cases
Bath Iron Works (USS Gettysburg) — Aegis Plowshares
1 case