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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

Cambridge, MD · ABC News
Other

Attorney says Air Force Maj. Jason Watson remains in round-the-clock solitary confinement

Maryland — facility unspecified; state-level marker · Military.com
Prosecution

Kilmar Ábrego Garcia deportation hearing canceled in Greenbelt

Greenbelt, MD · Associated Press
Protest

Protesters hit Hagerstown to protest major data center proposed for city

Washington County Commissioners, Hagerstown, MD · LocalNews1
Protest

ICE agents use batons during a confrontation with protesters in Frederick’s Tasker’s Chance neighborhood

Tasker’s Chance, Frederick, MD · WBAL-TV 11
Other

Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father

Annapolis, MD · The Nation
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

Greenbelt, MD · NPR
Protest

Thousands rally against Trump and an ICE detention center in Hagerstown

Washington & Potomac St, Hagerstown, MD · LocalNews1
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Documented cases

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

S
Samuel Yudkin
Released
Samuel Yudkin owned a Bethesda bookstore. Police arrested him after officers bought Henry Miller’s Tropic of C...

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
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