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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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Walter J. Lunzius
Walter J. Lunzius was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Karl H. Lutz
Karl H. Lutz was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Otto M. Lyncker
Otto M. Lyncker was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Werner H. Maassen
Werner H. Maassen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Rudolf A. Mahn
Rudolf A. Mahn was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Josef Maier
Josef Maier was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Edgar W. Malinowicz
Edgar W. Malinowicz was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota...
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Paul J. Malinowski
Paul J. Malinowski was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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John Mangels
John Mangels was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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William Mank
William Mank was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Erich A. Manz
Erich A. Manz was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Kurt Manz
Kurt Manz was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of Fe...
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Johann Theophil Marquenie
Johann Theophil Marquenie was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North...
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Paul Emil Martin
Paul Emil Martin was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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Herbert A. Martini
Herbert A. Martini was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Horst Walter Marx
Horst Walter Marx was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Heinrich G. Mass-Protzen
Heinrich G. Mass-Protzen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North D...
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Theodore Helmuth Master
Theodore Helmuth Master was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Da...
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Karl Mathey
Karl Mathey was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Johannes W. Mattfeld
Johannes W. Mattfeld was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakot...
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John Matthiesen
John Matthiesen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Ludwig Heinrich Matthiesen
Ludwig Heinrich Matthiesen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North...
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Adalbert L. Mayer
Adalbert L. Mayer was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Willi Meggers
Willi Meggers was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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