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Montana
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 Montana.
120Documented
0In custody
64Released
Eras of repression in Montana
Where Montana’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 57
1940s 30
1980s 20
1930s 3
1800s 3
2000s 2
Recent dashboard entries from Montana
The newest published events and reporting located in Montana, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
Hundreds gather at the federal courthouse and line the Central Avenue bridge for 'No Kings'
Protest
Missoula scientists rally to Take Back Science against research cuts
Protest
A Billings rally honors Alex Pretti and urges no ICE cooperation
Protest
More than 1,000 line Beartracks Bridge for an ICE Out rally in Missoula
Protest
MSU Students for a Democratic Society protest ICE actions in Bozeman
Protest
A vigil for Renée Good draws about 600 to Beartracks Bridge in Missoula
Protest
About 10,000 march downtown for the Missoula No Kings rally
Protest
Protesters rally as a new tent detention camp opens at Fort Bliss
Documented cases
120 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Paul Norris
Paul Norris was jailed on April 7, 1985 after an anti-nuclear protest at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.
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Edward Olson
Edward Olson was prosecuted in Granite County for arguing that World War I served capitalist interests at the...
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August Ossendorf
August Ossendorf was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of...
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Alfred Ruge
Alfred Ruge was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of Febr...
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Amy Schmitz
Amy Schmitz was one of five peace campers jailed on $500 bond after protesting a nuclear-weapons train in Conr...
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Joseph Sternal
Joseph Sternal was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of F...
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Hans Paul Stiewe
Hans Paul Stiewe was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of...
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Rudolf Strangfeld
Rudolf Strangfeld was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as o...
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Alfred Heinrich Stulten
Alfred Heinrich Stulten was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana...
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Simon Swanson
Released
Simon Swanson was a United Farmers’ League activist from Plentywood, Montana. A U.S. marshal arrested him and...
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Wolf Tschauder
Wolf Tschauder was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of F...
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Jake Edd Tschetter
Released
Jake Edd Tschetter was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Montana imprisoned during World War I. Court-ma...
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Joseph Veser
Joseph Veser was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of Feb...
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Paul C. Villiard
Released
Paul C. Villiard was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Montana imprisoned during World War I. Court-mart...
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Wolf D. Von Stoephasias
Wolf D. Von Stoephasias was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana...
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Carl Wecker
Carl Wecker was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of Febr...
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Erwin Gustav Wendlandt
Erwin Gustav Wendlandt was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana,...
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Hans R. Wenzler
Hans R. Wenzler was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of...
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Otto Christian Winzen
Otto Christian Winzen was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana,...
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Glen H. Witherbee
Released
Glen H. Witherbee was a conscientious objector from Montana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for...
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Rev. John Worcester
John Worcester was a Presbyterian minister from Anaconda, Montana, and a native of Butte. On February 16, 1983...
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Harry Yount
Harry Yount was jailed in Fergus County during a sedition prosecution over criticism of wartime government, bu...
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Karl Zanzig
Released
Karl Zanzig was a Montana anti-nuclear activist associated with the Species Life community and Silence One Sil...
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Henry Zipf
Henry Zipf was individually listed in custody at Fort Missoula Internment Camp, Missoula, Montana, as of Febru...
Institutions in Montana
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Montana that appear in the census’s case files.
Montana State PrisonDeer Lodge, Montana
36 cases
Fort Missoula Internment CampMissoula, Montana
29 cases
Carter County Jail
1 case
Fergus County Jail
1 case
Granite County Jail
1 case
Missoula County Jail
1 case