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Mississippi
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 Mississippi.
413Documented
1In custody
388Released
Eras of repression in Mississippi
Where Mississippi’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1960s 369
1930s 18
1970s 10
1950s 4
1910s 4
2010s 2
Recent dashboard entries from Mississippi
The newest published events and reporting located in Mississippi, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
Thousands rally at the Old Capitol against redistricting and for voting rights
Protest
Marshall County residents rally against a proposed ICE detention facility
Protest
About 1,500 surround the Mississippi Capitol for a No Kings protest
Protest
No Kings rally at the DeSoto County Courthouse in Hernando
Protest
A coalition rallies against Elon Musk's xAI gas turbines near Memphis
Other
Mississippi newspaper ordered to remove op-ed critical of city officials
Documented cases
413 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
Jan Leighton Triggs
Released
Jan Leighton Triggs was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 8, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ri...
Lawrence Triss Jr.
Released
Lawrence Triss Jr. was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 20, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ri...
Hartman Turnbow
Released
Hartman Turnbow was a Holmes County farmer and voting-rights organizer. After attackers firebombed his home, a...
Eugene John Uphoff
Released
Eugene John Uphoff was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 11, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ri...
Earl Vance Jr.
Released
Earl Vance Jr. was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 7, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-in...
Oneal Vance
Released
Oneal Vance was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-in at...
C. T. Vivian
Released
The Reverend C. T. Vivian — Cordy Tindell Vivian, July 30, 1924 to July 17, 2020 — was a minister and a centra...
Norma Wagner
Released
Norma Wagner was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 29, 1961, for participating in a Freedom Ride, havi...
William Wagoner
Released
William Wagoner was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 20, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides...
James Robert Wahlstrom
Released
James Robert Wahlstrom was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 6, 1961, for participating in the Freedom...
Matthew Walker Jr.
Released
Matthew Walker Jr. was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 24, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rid...
Theresa Ann Walker
Released
Theresa Ann Walker, the wife of SCLC executive Wyatt Tee Walker, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June...
James Edward Warren
Released
James Edward Warren was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 16, 1961, for participating in the Freedom R...
John R. Washington
Released
John R. Washington was a San Francisco minister, born about 1928 in Pittsburgh and was arrested with eight oth...
Leo Vernon Washington
Released
Leo Vernon Washington was a Southern University student, born about 1937 and was arrested on July 15, 1961 aft...
Ralph Edward Washington
Released
Ralph Edward Washington was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 7, 1961, for participating in a Freedom...
Hezekiah Watkins
Released
Hezekiah Watkins, thirteen years old at the time of the arrest, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July...
Hollis Watkins
Released
Hollis Watkins was a Mississippi civil-rights organizer, voting-rights activist, and freedom-song leader born...
Joe Watts Jr.
Released
Joe Watts Jr. was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-in...
Tommie Watts Jr.
Released
Tommie Watts Jr. was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 6, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides...
Ernest Newell Weber
Released
Ernest Newell Weber was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 6, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ri...
Alexander Weiss
Released
Alexander Weiss was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 23, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides...
Mack Charles Wells
Released
Mack Charles Wells was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 6, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rid...
William Andrew Wendt
Released
William Andrew Wendt was one of the fifteen Episcopal clergymen arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on September...
Institutions in Mississippi
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Mississippi that appear in the census’s case files.
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman)
11 cases
Mississippi state and federal courtsJackson, Mississippi
10 cases
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm)Sunflower County, Mississippi
5 cases
Montgomery County Jail (Winona, MS)Winona, Mississippi
4 cases
Hinds County Jail / Laurel CourthouseLaurel, Mississippi
1 case
Pike County Jail / Magnolia (McComb, MS)Magnolia, Mississippi
1 case
Hinds County Jail (Jackson, MS)Jackson, Mississippi
1 case
Mississippi State Penitentiary at ParchmanParchman, Mississippi
1 case