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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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Ludwig Braunschweig
Ludwig Braunschweig was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, Bismar...
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Albrecht A. Brehl
Albrecht A. Brehl was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departme...
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Frederich Bresien
Frederich Bresien was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departme...
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Alexander Brigulla
Alexander Brigulla was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departm...
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Hans Christian Brodersen
Hans Christian Brodersen was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the D...
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Albert Bruckner
Albert Bruckner was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Department...
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Heinrich H. Bruder
Heinrich H. Bruder was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departm...
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George Brunner
George Brunner was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Department...
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Leopold Buben
Leopold Buben was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Department o...
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Albert Bucholz
Albert Bucholz was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Department...
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Rene Buchs
Rene Buchs was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Department of J...
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Gustav A. Buckel
Gustav A. Buckel was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departmen...
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Joseph Burke
INS recorded Joseph Burke in civilian custody at Fort Lincoln on February 29, 1944. Detention endpoints and du...
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Christian Buttenbender
Christian Buttenbender was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Dep...
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Alrich Cappelmann
Alrich Cappelmann was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departme...
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Edward Heinrich Casper
Edward Heinrich Casper was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Dep...
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Martin Christiansen
Martin Christiansen was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Depart...
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Carl Christofferson
Released
Carl Christofferson was a United Farmers' League activist in the Westby area on the North Dakota–Montana borde...
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Walter Hans Clausen
Walter Hans Clausen was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Depart...
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Max Walter Collmann
Max Walter Collmann was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Depart...
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John J. Colombel
John J. Colombel was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departmen...
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Heinz R. J. Conlew
Heinz R. J. Conlew was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Departm...
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Hermann Cordes
Hermann Cordes was recorded in civilian internment at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, in the Department...
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Eduard Cramer
INS recorded Eduard Cramer in civilian custody at Fort Lincoln on February 29, 1944. Detention endpoints and d...
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