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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.
Joseph Edward Gerbac
Released
Joseph Edward Gerbac was a UCLA student, born about 1939 and rode the Illinois Central train from New Orleans...
Samuel Givens
Released
Samuel Givens was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 7, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-in...
Richard LeRoy Gleason
Released
Richard LeRoy Gleason was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 2, 1961, for participating in the Freedom...
Lionel Goldbart
Released
Lionel Goldbart was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides...
Albert Forrest Gordon
Released
Albert Forrest Gordon, a high-school teacher, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for parti...
Quinland Reeves Gordon
Released
Quinland Reeves Gordon was one of the fifteen Episcopal clergymen arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on Septemb...
Gary Green Jr.
Released
Gary Green Jr. was one of the demonstrators in the Jackson, Mississippi park desegregation protests and was ar...
Gwendolyn Green
Released
Gwendolyn Green was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 8, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides...
Paul S. Green
Released
Paul S. Green, a twenty-two-year-old Cornell University student, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on May...
Robert Lee Green
Released
Robert Lee Green was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 6, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-...
Stephen John Green
Released
Stephen John Green was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 10, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ri...
Joel Ben Greenberg
Released
Joel Ben Greenberg was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 21, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ri...
Del Greenblatt
Released
Del Greenblatt was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 9, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides a...
George Greene
Released
George Greene was a Greenwood civil-rights organizer who worked with SNCC and the NAACP youth movement. His 19...
Stephen Greenstein
Released
Stephen Greenstein was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rid...
Frank Lee Griffin
Released
Frank Lee Griffin was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 6, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ride...
Joe Henry Griffith
Released
Joe Henry Griffith, a twenty-six-year-old Cornell University graduate student, was arrested in Jackson, Missis...
Richard Paul Griswold
Released
Richard Paul Griswold was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 10, 1961, for participating in the Freedom...
Michael R. Grubbs
Released
Michael R. Grubbs was a UCLA student, born about 1935 in Coffeyville, Kansas, and the son of the activist Darn...
Joseph Henry Gumbiner
Released
Joseph Henry Gumbiner was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 21, 1961, for participating in the Freedom...
Lawrence Guyot
Released
Lawrence Guyot was a Tougaloo College student and SNCC field organizer who became chairman of the Mississippi...
Richard Lee Haley
Released
Richard Lee Haley was a civil-rights worker arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 19, 1961 while picketing...
Fannie Lou Hamer
Released
Fannie Lou Hamer was one of the most influential grassroots figures in the Southern freedom struggle after tur...
Carl Hamilton
Released
Carl Hamilton was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 13, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-in...
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