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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.
Mary Lucille Hamilton
Released
Mary Lucille Hamilton was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 25, 1961, for participating in the Freedom...
William Walter Hansen Jr.
Released
William Walter Hansen Jr., later the director of SNCC's Arkansas project, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi...
William E. Harbour
Released
William E. Harbour was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 28, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rid...
John Hardy
Released
John Hardy was a twenty-one-year-old Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee field secretary working on vote...
Gordon Lau Harris
Released
Gordon Lau Harris, twenty-three years old at arrest, arriving by train from New Orleans, was arrested in Jacks...
Jesse Harris
Released
Jesse Harris was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 6, 1961, for participating in a sit-in against segr...
Jesse James Harris
Released
Jesse James Harris was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 2, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rid...
Mary Magdalene Harrison
Released
Mary Magdalene Harrison was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 23, 1961, for participating in the Freed...
Phillip Jay Havey
Released
Phillip Jay Havey was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 16, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rid...
Gainnel Hayes
Released
Gainnel Hayes was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-in...
Charles A. Haynie
Released
Charles A. Haynie was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 30, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ride...
Jeanne H. Herrick
Released
Jeanne H. Herrick was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ride...
Terry Perlman Hickerson
Released
Terry Perlman Hickerson, nineteen years old at the time, was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 8, 1961...
Arrington W. High
Released
Arrington W. High was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 27, 1954, for distributing literature withou...
Elizabeth Slade Hirschfeld
Released
Elizabeth Slade Hirschfeld was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 16, 1961, for participating in the Fr...
Frank George Holloway
Released
Frank George Holloway was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 24, 1961, for participating in the Freedom...
James M. Hopkins Jr.
Released
James M. Hopkins Jr. was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 10, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent...
Andrew Horne Jr.
Released
Andrew Horne Jr. was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-...
Erma Lee Horne
Released
Erma Lee Horne was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 9, 1961, for participating in a nonviolent sit-in...
Leon Daniel Horne
Released
Leon Daniel Horne was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 10, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rid...
Albert Roy Huddleston
Released
Albert Roy Huddleston was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 23, 1961, for participating in the Freedom...
Julia Aaron Humbles
Released
Julia Aaron Humbles was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 24, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Ri...
Franklin W. Hunt
Released
Franklin W. Hunt was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 28, 1961, for participating in the Freedom Rides...
Larry Fred Hunter
Released
Larry Fred Hunter was an eighteen-year-old Tennessee State University student when he joined the May 28, 1961...
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