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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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Fritz Behrens
Fritz Behrens was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, No...
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Wilhelm Behrens
Wilhelm Behrens was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Heinrich Beierer
Heinrich Beierer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Paul Steven Beigelt
INS recorded Paul Steven Beigelt in civilian custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp on February 29, 1944. Det...
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Walter Bejeuhr
Walter Bejeuhr was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, N...
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William E. H. Benecke
William E. H. Benecke was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bism...
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Heinrich J. Beneke
Heinrich J. Beneke was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarc...
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Karl Benneter
Karl Benneter was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, No...
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Emil Eugene Benz
Emil Eugene Benz was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Paul Arthur Berg
Paul Arthur Berg was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Erwin F. Berger
Erwin F. Berger was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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William F. Bergmann
William F. Bergmann was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismar...
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Adolf Beuchert
Adolf Beuchert was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, N...
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Adolf Biedermann
Adolf Biedermann was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Caesar Johann Bielfeldt
Caesar Johann Bielfeldt was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bi...
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Alfred Bindemann
Alfred Bindemann was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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George Binder
George Binder was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, No...
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Paul Binzenhoffer
Paul Binzenhoffer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck...
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Gustave A. Bischoff
Gustave A. Bischoff was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismar...
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Joachim J. Blank
Joachim J. Blank was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck,...
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Max Albrecht Blank
Max Albrecht Blank was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarc...
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Victor Block
Victor Block was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, Nor...
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John Bodecker
John Bodecker was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, No...
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Fred H. Boeck
Fred H. Boeck was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, No...
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