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North Dakota
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 North Dakota.
971Documented
2In custody
27Released
Eras of repression in North Dakota
Where North Dakota’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1940s 931
1930s 18
2020s 7
2010s 6
1980s 4
1910s 4
Recent dashboard entries from North Dakota
The newest published events and reporting located in North Dakota, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
About 75 people rally at the William L. Guy Federal Building against increased ICE detentions in Bismarck
Other
Army Corps grants the Dakota Access easement under Lake Oahe; Standing Rock Sioux vow to fight for their treaty rights
Protest
Fargo-Moorhead protesters gather amid a blizzard to oppose ICE actions
Protest
A reported JD Vance visit draws a protest at the Applied Digital data center site
Protest
About 150 gather in Grand Forks to protest ICE after the Renée Good killing
Protest
Hundreds in Minot join the nationwide No Kings protest
Protest
Hundreds rally at the North Dakota Capitol for No Kings
Protest
Thousands rally at Fargo City Hall for the No Kings day of defiance
Documented cases
971 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Gustav R. Anke
Gustav R. Anke was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, N...
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Joseph Antretter
Joseph Antretter was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Karl Armbruster
Karl Armbruster was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Herbert A. Arnold
Herbert A. Arnold was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck...
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Kurt Arzt
Kurt Arzt was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North...
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Thomas Assemacher
Thomas Assemacher was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck...
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Richard Carl H. Auras
Richard Carl H. Auras was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bism...
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Karl H. Austermann
Karl H. Austermann was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarc...
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Willi B. Baender
Willi B. Baender was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Hugo Gustav Bartig
Hugo Gustav Bartig was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarc...
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Hans G. Bauer
Hans G. Bauer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, No...
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John Bauer
John Bauer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North...
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Karl W. Bauer
Karl W. Bauer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, No...
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Martin W. Bauer
Martin W. Bauer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Christian Bauerlein
Christian Bauerlein was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismar...
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Herman F. Baumann
Herman F. Baumann was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck...
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Henry T. Baumbach
Henry T. Baumbach was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck...
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Albert W. Baumester
Albert W. Baumester was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismar...
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Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner
Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, B...
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Eugene Baur
Eugene Baur was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, Nort...
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Friedrich Bayer
Friedrich Bayer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Karl Heinz Becker
Karl Heinz Becker was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck...
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Franz Beckmann
Franz Beckmann was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, N...
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Friedrich Beeck
Friedrich Beeck was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
Institutions in North Dakota
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in North Dakota that appear in the census’s case files.
Fort Lincoln Internment CampBismarck, North Dakota
815 cases
Morton County District CourtMandan, North Dakota
1 case
Cass County JailFargo, North Dakota
1 case
North Dakota state prisonFargo, North Dakota
1 case
U.S. District Court, District of North DakotaFargo, North Dakota
1 case
North Dakota state prison (Cass County)Fargo, North Dakota
1 case