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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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James Mitchell
Named as James Mitchell in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13,...
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Pat Monahan
Released
Pat Monahan was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eightee...
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Pat Monohan
Latchem identifies Pat Monohan in the November 13, 1917 Omaha IWW arrests and individually records release on...
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Frank Mulligon
Named as Frank Mulligon in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13,...
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F. A. Neary
Named as F. A. Neary in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 191...
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Billy Nef
Named as Billy Nef in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 1917...
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Jack Neilson
Latchem identifies Jack Neilson in the November 13, 1917 Omaha IWW arrests and individually records release on...
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John Nielson
Released
John Nielson was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eighte...
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Maggie Olson
Maggie Olson of Des Moines was individually named with Robin Larson as turned over to the FBI and held followi...
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Otto Olson
Named as Otto Olson in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 1917...
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George Pappas
Named as George Pappas in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 1...
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John Parson
Released
John Parson was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eightee...
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John Parsons
Latchem identifies John Parsons in the November 13, 1917 Omaha IWW arrests and individually records release on...
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Walter Pasewalk
Released
Walter Pasewalk was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over 18...
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Joseph J. Ratti
Released
Joseph J. Ratti was an Industrial Workers of the World member arrested in the November 13, 1917 raid on the IW...
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Tom Ross
Released
Tom Ross was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eighteen m...
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Joe Ruby
Released
Joe Ruby was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eighteen m...
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Nate Saunsoci
Released
Native American who, per The Black Panther Vol. 15 no.5 (1976), had spent seven years in juvenile and adult in...
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Herman Schultz
Named as Herman Schultz in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13,...
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Bert Sells
Released
Bert Sells, also printed as Bert or Burt Sell, was an Arcadia, Nebraska farmer and Farm Holiday organizer seri...
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Charles Sites
Named as Charles Sites in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 1...
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C. L. Smith
Released
C. L. Smith was arrested in November 1917 in the roundup of IWW members in Omaha, Nebraska. After over eightee...
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William Smith (Omaha IWW convention detainee, 1917)
Named as William Smith in E. W. Latchem’s April 12, 1920 account of IWW members arrested at the November 13, 1...
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Edward Springer
Released
Edward Springer was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Nebraska imprisoned during World War I. Court-mart...
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