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New York

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 New York.

2,078Documented
40In custody
1,023Released
12Awaiting trial

Eras of repression in New York

Where New York’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

1930s 714 1940s 176 1970s 171 1920s 166 1910s 166 1950s 159

Recent dashboard entries from New York

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

Protest

Hundreds rally against ICE in Herald Square after Marble Hill shooting

New York, NY · CBS New York
Arrest

Five protesters arrested outside hospital after New York ICE shooting

New York, NY · ABC7 New York
Other

ICE officer shoots man during New York arrest operation

New York, NY · Associated Press
Other

Federal judge blocks ICE from arrests in New York courthouses

New York, New York · Washington Examiner via MSN
Arrest

Anti-Zionist Hasidic man faces deportation to Israel after US protest arrest

New York (detention location unspecified) · The Jerusalem Post
Arrest

Eight people arrested during an Evict ICE demonstration in downtown Buffalo

Buffalo, NY · Buffalo Toronto Public Media
Arrest

NYPD arrests 104 people during protests against Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance at the United Nations

United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY · CBS News New York
Other

Court imposes permanent protections against abusive ICE detention conditions at 26 Federal Plaza

New York, NY · American Civil Liberties Union
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Documented cases

2,078 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.

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Caesar
Caesar was enslaved by Jacobus Vaarck and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pr...
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Caesar
Caesar was enslaved by Benjamin Peck and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Cato
Cato was enslaved by Joseph Cowley and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Cato
Cato was enslaved by John Provoost and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Cato
Cato was enslaved by John Shurmur and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosec...
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Cook
Cook was enslaved by Gerardus Comfort and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pr...
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Cuffee
Cuffee was enslaved by A. Philipse and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Cuffee
Cuffee was enslaved by Lewis Gomez and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Curacoa Dick
Curacoa Dick was enslaved by Cornelius Tiebout and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the Ne...
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Fortune
Fortune was enslaved by J. Vanderspiegle and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York...
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Fortune
Fortune was enslaved by the Walton family and imprisoned during the New York conspiracy prosecutions of 1741....
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Francis
Francis was enslaved by Jasper Bosch and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Frank
Frank was enslaved by Henry Ryker and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosec...
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Galloway
Galloway was enslaved by H. Rutgers and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pros...
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Harry
Harry was enslaved by Mrs. Kipp and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecut...
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Harry
Harry was enslaved by J. Mizreal of Long Island and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the N...
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Joseph Lesten
Lesten, identified by surname only, was the employed worker chosen with William Z. Foster, Robert Minor, Israe...
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Othello
Othello was enslaved by J. De Lancey and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Prince
Prince was enslaved by John Auboyneau and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pr...
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Prince
Prince was enslaved by Anthony Duane and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Quack
Quack was enslaved by John Roosevelt and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York pro...
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Quack
Quack was enslaved by John Walters and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prose...
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Quash
Quash was enslaved by H. Rutgers and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecu...
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Tom
Tom was enslaved by Bradt and was imprisoned on an allegation of conspiracy during the New York prosecutions o...

Institutions in New York

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

Ellis Island Immigration StationNew York, New York
215 cases
Fort LafayetteNew York, New York
202 cases
Manhattan House of Detention (the Tombs)New York, New York
21 cases
Attica Correctional FacilityAttica, New York
20 cases
Sing Sing Correctional FacilityOssining, New York
15 cases
Ellis IslandNew York, New York
15 cases
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New YorkNew York, New York
13 cases
Metropolitan Correctional CenterNew York, New York
10 cases
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