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Nebraska
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 Nebraska.
137Documented
1In custody
80Released
1Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Nebraska
Where Nebraska’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1910s 79
1980s 25
1930s 11
1950s 7
1970s 6
2020s 5
Recent dashboard entries from Nebraska
The newest published events and reporting located in Nebraska, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Arrest
A Grand Island High ICE walkout ends in an altercation; one man arrested
Protest
Thousands fill Turner Park for the Omaha No Kings rally
Protest
Rep. Mike Flood booed over the budget bill and Medicaid at a Lincoln town hall
Protest
Protesters use the College World Series as a backdrop to decry ICE raids
Prosecution
Four protesters charged after Omaha ICE raid at meatpacking plant
Protest
Immigration raid rocks Nebraska plant; protesters and police clash
Arrest
Four people were arrested after a protest against an ICE raid at Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha; one, a US-citizen plant worker, was charged with assaulting officers and breaking a vehicle window with a rock
Documented cases
137 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Edward Hibbard
Released
Edward Hibbard was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eigh...
F
Frank Hockbarth
Released
Frank Hockbarth was listed in the National Civil Liberties Bureau's March 1919 compilation "War-Time Prosecuti...
S
Sister Joyce Horbach
Released
Sister Joyce Horbach, born Coletta Horbach on March 23, 1916, was a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Du...
E
Elbert H. Hostetler
Released
Elbert H. Hostetler was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Nebraska imprisoned during World War I. Court-...
B
Bill Howard
Bill Howard was an Omaha streetcar striker and a member of the union strike committee. A contemporary Federate...
C
Carl Jacobs
Released
Carl Jacobs was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eightee...
T
Thomas A. Jenkins
Released
Thomas A. Jenkins was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over e...
J
Jeff Keys
Jeff Keys was individually arrested August 5, 1984 at Offutt Air Force Base, refused cooperation with citation...
M
Mark Kinney
Released
Mark Kinney was sentenced to six months in federal prison for repeated trespass at the U.S. Strategic Command...
G
Gerhard J. Klippenstein
Released
Gerhard J. Klippenstein was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Nebraska imprisoned during World War I. Co...
W
William Krauleidis
William Krauleidis was a German-born, unnaturalized minister in Nebraska who was arrested by a deputy U.S. mar...
M
Mary Ann Kress
Released
Sister Mary Ann Kress was a Catholic religious sister and peace activist in Omaha, Nebraska. She earned a grad...
N
Nanci LaMusga
Released
Nanci LaMusga was a Catholic Worker organizer and peace activist. She entered Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha...
A
Artell Lancaster
Released
Artell Lancaster was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over ei...
R
Robin Larson
Robin Larson was individually named with Maggie Olson as turned over to the FBI and actually held in jail foll...
E
E. W. Latchem
Released
E. W. Latchem was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eight...
J
Joe De Lisle
Named as Joe De Lisle in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 19...
H
Harry Lux
Released
Harry Lux was a leader of the Nebraska farm revolt held in solitary confinement on shifting charges during the...
J
J. D. Lyons
Named as J. D. Lyons in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 191...
H
Harry McDonald
Released
Harry McDonald, whose full name was George Harry McDonald, was a farmer near Arcadia, Nebraska and a leader of...
J
Jerry Mehalovich
Released
Jerry Mehalovich was an Iowa peace activist and draft-registration resister. In 1980 he joined other Iowa resi...
J
John Melrose
Named as John Melrose in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 19...
L
Louis Merkin
Named as Louis Merkin in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 19...
G
George Samuel Miller
Released
George Samuel Miller was a Mennonite conscientious objector who was inducted at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on July 23,...
Institutions in Nebraska
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Nebraska that appear in the census’s case files.
Nebraska State PenitentiaryLincoln, Nebraska
2 cases
Lancaster County District Court
1 case
Fort Robinson
1 case