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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 Ohio.
349Documented
6In custody
215Released
1Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Ohio
Where Ohio’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1930s 83
1910s 66
2020s 42
1950s 31
1800s 31
1920s 23
Recent dashboard entries from Ohio
The newest published events and reporting located in Ohio, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Prosecution
Ohio grand jury declines to indict Cody Morelock over alleged destruction of a Flock camera
Prosecution
Keith LaMar speaks from Ohio death row after a three-year execution reprieve
Protest
Protesters rally against mail-in voting bill outside Ohio Statehouse
Other
FBI raids Ohio voting rights group
Other
FBI Raids Ohio Organizing Collaborative in Apparent Intimidation Campaign
Other
Ohio voting rights group facing criminal fraud investigation, sources say
Other
Ohio pro-democracy organization raided by FBI
Protest
Ohio protesters push for bill to make child marriages illegal
Documented cases
349 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
D
Dennis Weeks
Released
Dennis Weeks was imprisoned for conscientious refusal of military service during the1960s.
A
Alfred Welker
The Ohio section individually identifies Alfred Welker among defendants convicted of conspiracy to violate the...
R
Rolla L. Wenger
Released
Rolla L. Wenger was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Ohio imprisoned during World War I. C...
R
Rev. Walter A. Werth
Released
Rev. Walter A. Werth was a Lutheran pastor from Winesburg, Ohio. Rev. Walter A. Werth was sentenced to two yea...
E
Edward Wilke
Released
Edward Wilke was a conscientious objector from Ohio imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusin...
D
Donald Williams
Donald Williams served as Deputy Minister of Defense of Afro Set, a Black nationalist organization in Clevelan...
D
Dennis M. Wolfel
Dennis M. Wolfel was an Ohio prisoner and prison-rights organizer identified at Southern Ohio Correctional Fac...
P
Paul Jefferson Worth
Released
Paul Jefferson Worth was a conscientious objector from Ohio imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for...
B
Brandon Wright
Brandon Wright, an Akron restaurant manager, was arrested while leaving dinner during the July 2022 protest cu...
Z
Zorki Yoki
Page 3's April 1 Cadiz dispatch identifies Betty Gannett and Zorki Yoki as convicted of criminal syndicalism t...
C
Charles F. Zademack
Released
Charles F. Zademack was from Cleveland, Ohio. Charles F. Zademack was sentenced to five years, which was commu...
S
Sol Zaleznik
Sol Zaleznik was arrested for painting Cleveland sidewalks with signs calling workers to the August 1, 1929 an...
L
Louis Zuker
Released
Dr. Louis Zuker was a Polish-born Cleveland optometrist who had lived in the United States for decades. Immigr...
Institutions in Ohio
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Ohio that appear in the census’s case files.
Cuyahoga County JailCleveland, Ohio
21 cases
Summit County JailAkron, Ohio
12 cases
Camp ChaseColumbus, Ohio
6 cases
U.S. District Court, Northern District of OhioCleveland, Ohio
4 cases
Camp MansfieldMansfield, Ohio
4 cases
Hamilton City JailHamilton, Ohio
4 cases
Licking County JailNewark, Ohio
3 cases
Elkton FCILisbon, Ohio
2 cases