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Missouri

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 Missouri.

266Documented
7In custody
212Released
4Awaiting trial

Eras of repression in Missouri

Where Missouri’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1800s 139 1910s 22 1960s 21 1930s 18 2010s 16 1980s 13

Recent dashboard entries from Missouri

The newest published events and reporting located in Missouri, updated automatically from the live dashboard.

Arrest

Two residents arrested at a Springfield City Council meeting amid protests over Flock cameras

Springfield City Hall, Springfield, MO · The New Republic
Arrest

Data-center moratorium protester arrested during a march from the Missouri Capitol to the Governor’s Mansion

Capitol Street near the Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO · ABC 17 News
Arrest

Dominic O'Connor arrested while protesting Columbia's Flock surveillance cameras

East Broadway and Providence Road, Columbia, MO · ABC 17 News
Prosecution

Video evidence clears activist of felony charge

Ferguson, MO · FOX 2 (St. Louis)
Protest

St. Joseph residents pack a City Council meeting to protest a proposed data center

St. Joseph, MO · News-Press NOW
Protest

Protest, summit highlight divide over data centers in Missouri

Jefferson City, MO · Missourinet
Protest

Nurses at Research Medical Center to hold rally demanding immediate action on unsafe patient care conditions

Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO · National Nurses United
Protest

Five arrested disrupting St. Louis mayor's State of the City

St. Louis City Hall, MO · St. Louis Public Radio
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Documented cases

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

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W. L. Byrne
Released
W. L. Byrne appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George E....
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John Carroll
Released
John Carroll appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George E...
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William Caruthers
William Caruthers was one of seven Black workers arrested May 26, 1936 during a St. Louis relief-office protes...
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Sidney Chamberlain
Released
Sidney Chamberlain appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal Ge...
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Frank J. Chase
Released
Frank J. Chase appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George...
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Cecil Cheaton
Released
Cecil Cheaton appears in the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors’1969 current-prisoner lists of draf...
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Samuel B. Churchill
Released
Samuel B. Churchill appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal G...
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J. C. Clark
Released
J. C. Clark appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George E....
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Robert Clark
Released
Robert Clark appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George E...
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Robert B. Clark
Released
Robert B. Clark appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal Georg...
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William Clark
Released
William Clark appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George...
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Paul Cline
Page 1's November 5 Kansas City dispatch individually names Communist Party district organizer Paul Cline amon...
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Larry C. Clonce
Larry C. Clonce was a federal prisoner confined in the START behavior-modification program at the U.S. Medical...
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Hugh Collins
Released
Hugh Collins appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George E...
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John C. Conran
Released
John C. Conran appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George...
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Thomas Cornell
Released
Thomas Cornell was a Socialist from St. Louis, Missouri. Thomas Cornell began serving a two-year prison senten...
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Jonathan Cowden
Released
Jonathan Cowden participated in Anonymous online actions supporting Palestinians. He served federal prison tim...
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James F. Crawford
Released
James F. Crawford appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal Geo...
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John Crofton
Released
John Crofton appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George E...
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John A. Cummings
Released
John A. Cummings was a Missouri Catholic priest prosecuted for continuing to preach without taking the state's...
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James Cummins
Released
James Cummins appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George...
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John Dawson
Page 1's November 5 Kansas City dispatch individually names Trade Union Unity League secretary John Dawson amo...
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Edward G. Day
Released
Edward G. Day appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George...
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William Dill
Released
William Dill appears in the official civilian-prisoner return prepared by Saint Louis provost-marshal George E...

Institutions in Missouri

Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Missouri that appear in the census’s case files.

Saint Louis Military PrisonSaint Louis, Missouri
127 cases
U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri
6 cases
United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri
4 cases
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of MissouriSt. Louis, Missouri
3 cases
Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson CityJefferson City, Missouri
2 cases
St. Louis WorkhouseSt. Louis, Missouri
2 cases
United States Medical Center for Federal PrisonersSpringfield, Missouri
2 cases
Missouri State PenitentiaryJefferson City, Missouri
1 case
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