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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

William L. Guy Federal Building, Bismarck, ND · North Dakota Monitor
Other

Army Corps grants the Dakota Access easement under Lake Oahe; Standing Rock Sioux vow to fight for their treaty rights

Standing Rock, ND · ICT
Protest

Fargo-Moorhead protesters gather amid a blizzard to oppose ICE actions

Broadway Square, Fargo, ND · InForum
Protest

A reported JD Vance visit draws a protest at the Applied Digital data center site

Applied Digital site, Harwood, ND · Grand Forks Herald
Protest

About 150 gather in Grand Forks to protest ICE after the Renée Good killing

DeMers Ave & S Third St, Grand Forks, ND · Grand Forks Herald
Protest

Hundreds in Minot join the nationwide No Kings protest

Town & Country Shopping Center, Minot, ND · KFYR-TV
Protest

Hundreds rally at the North Dakota Capitol for No Kings

North Dakota State Capitol, Bismarck, ND · Bismarck Tribune
Protest

Thousands rally at Fargo City Hall for the No Kings day of defiance

Fargo City Hall, Fargo, ND · InForum
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Documented cases

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

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Peter Ingwer Sonksen
Peter Ingwer Sonksen was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakot...
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Wilhelm Spahn
Wilhelm Spahn was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Karl A. Speck
Karl A. Speck was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Hermann August Speer
Hermann August Speer was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakot...
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Gerd Spille
Gerd Spille was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Kurt P. Spindler
Kurt P. Spindler was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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Otto Alfred E. Spitzner
Otto Alfred E. Spitzner was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Da...
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Joseph Sprauer
Joseph Sprauer was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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Gerhard E. Sprenger
Gerhard E. Sprenger was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota...
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Karl F. Aldag Sr.
Karl F. Aldag Sr. was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck...
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Karl G. Staebler
Karl G. Staebler was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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Erich Stampa
Erich Stampa was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Thomas Alexander Starks
Released
Thomas Alexander Starks, age 30, of Lisbon ND, used an axe to smash the entrance window of a Republican U.S. S...
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Gustav Stauss
Gustav Stauss was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as o...
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Johann Hans Stein
Johann Hans Stein was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Carl Steinbach
Carl Steinbach was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as...
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William A. Steinmann
William A. Steinmann was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakot...
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Erwin J. Stelling
Erwin J. Stelling was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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August Carl Stenzel
August Carl Stenzel was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota...
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Hans Emil Steuer
Hans Emil Steuer was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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Alban E. Stimmel
Alban E. Stimmel was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, a...
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Werner Stobe
Werner Stobe was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota, as of...
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Fritz W. Stopperka
Fritz W. Stopperka was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...
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Paul E. Stopperka
Paul E. Stopperka was individually listed in custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismarck, North Dakota,...

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
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