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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 Maryland.
193Documented
4In custody
151Released
2Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Maryland
Where Maryland’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1800s 51
1970s 33
1960s 28
1930s 25
1980s 14
1910s 9
Recent dashboard entries from Maryland
The newest published events and reporting located in Maryland, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Rep. Andy Harris Threatens Journalist With Potential Criminal Charges for Recording Him
Other
Attorney says Air Force Maj. Jason Watson remains in round-the-clock solitary confinement
Prosecution
Kilmar Ábrego Garcia deportation hearing canceled in Greenbelt
Protest
Protesters hit Hagerstown to protest major data center proposed for city
Protest
ICE agents use batons during a confrontation with protesters in Frederick’s Tasker’s Chance neighborhood
Other
Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father
Prosecution
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported to a Salvadoran prison in an admitted error, was returned to the U.S. and indicted on smuggling charges; a judge dismissed the case in May 2026 as a vindictive prosecution
Protest
Thousands rally against Trump and an ICE detention center in Hagerstown
Documented cases
193 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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William H. Johnson
Released
William H. Johnson was one of five Black Annapolis residents arrested on trespassing charges during a November...
S
Stephen J. Joice
Released
Stephen J. Joice was from Baltimore, Maryland. Stephen J. Joice was the former editor of the Baltimore Republi...
M
Malik Jones
Released
Malik Jones was jailed during a 1969 Baltimore Panther confrontation with police. The Party reported the defen...
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Thomas A. Jones
Released
Thomas A. Jones was a Maryland civilian arrested near Pope's Creek by a detachment of the Sickles Brigade duri...
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A. Robert Kaufman
Released
A. Robert Kaufman was a 28-year-old Baltimore socialist convicted of disorderly conduct and fined $50 for sell...
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Mahonney Kebe
Released
Mahonney Kebe was the Baltimore Black Panther Party’s defense captain. Police arrested him early on July 24, 1...
J
James Kennedy
Released
James Kennedy was a national committee member of the Marine Workers Industrial Union. The Daily Worker of Dece...
J
Jen Kipka
Released
Jen Kipka was arrested in a Citizen Weapons Inspection at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory...
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Fred Lane
Fred Lane was arrested during the Baltimore dressmakers' strike described in the Daily Worker of March 27, 193...
A
Andrew Lawrence
Released
Andrew Lawrence was a 28-year-old former Peace Corps volunteer and peace activist living at Jonah House in Bal...
C
Charles Limrose
Charles Limrose is named among seamen under arrest after the June26,1932 Baltimore waterfront clash during the...
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James B. Loker
Released
James B. Loker was a Saint Mary's County, Maryland civilian detained during the Civil War. The federal case su...
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Mortimer C. Lovett
Released
Mortimer C. Lovett was from Maryland. Mortimer C. Lovett was held roughly twenty months, north and south, befo...
M
Mary Ragan Macgill
Mary Ragan Macgill was the wife of Hagerstown physician and political prisoner Dr. Charles Macgill. Marshall r...
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Hazwell Magruder
Released
Hazwell Magruder was from Prince George's County, Maryland. Hazwell Magruder was sentenced to a year for harbo...
H
Henry May
Released
Henry May was a United States congressman representing Baltimore, Maryland. He was detained during the Septemb...
H
Helen Mays
Page 3 identifies twenty-two-year-old ILD investigator Helen Mays as beaten with attorney Bernard Ades and Osc...
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Steve McCutchin
Released
Steve McCutchin was jailed during a 1969 Baltimore Panther confrontation with police. The Party reported the d...
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Lacey McKinney
Released
Lacey McKinney was one of five Black Annapolis residents arrested on trespassing charges during a November 25,...
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W. C. McQuiston
W. C. McQuiston is named among seamen under arrest after the June26,1932 Baltimore waterfront clash during the...
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Younos Mokhtarzada
Released
Younos Mokhtarzada was an Afghan student and antiwar activist at the University of Maryland. Police arrested h...
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Steve Moore
Released
Steve Moore was a University of Maryland student activist arrested during the spring 1972 antiwar protests and...
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Robert W. Newman
Marshall identifies Newman as principal of Harford Academy near Baltimore. He reports arrest at Belair in late...
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Elizabeth Murphy Oliver
Released
Elizabeth Murphy Oliver was an Afro-American newspaper reporter arrested and held with nine other people on No...
Institutions in Maryland
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Maryland that appear in the census’s case files.
Fort McHenryBaltimore, Maryland
92 cases
Maryland PenitentiaryBaltimore, Maryland
6 cases
Kent County Detention CenterChestertown, Maryland
5 cases
Baltimore City JailBaltimore, Maryland
5 cases
Calvert County Detention CenterPrince Frederick, Maryland
5 cases
Charles County Detention CenterLa Plata, Maryland
3 cases
FCI CumberlandCumberland, Maryland
2 cases
Washington, DC RRMAnnapolis Junct, Maryland
1 case