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Oregon
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 Oregon.
228Documented
6In custody
166Released
2Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Oregon
Where Oregon’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
2020s 72
1930s 55
2000s 32
1910s 17
2010s 14
1960s 12
Recent dashboard entries from Oregon
The newest published events and reporting located in Oregon, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Federal agents use tear gas during Salem anti-ICE confrontation
Prosecution
Woman pleads guilty to interference after allegedly painting Portland ICE driveway
Prosecution
Many Arrested by Portland Police During ICE Protests Saw Cases Fizzle in Court
Prosecution
Of 30 resolved Portland ICE-protest prosecutions, 28 ended in probation, supervised release, or dismissal — after felony threats of up to 20 years
Prosecution
Anti-ICE protester in Portland sentenced to 30 months in prison for assaulting a federal officer
Other
Malik Muhammad, Oregon's longest-sentenced 2020 protester, was transferred 3,000 miles to a South Carolina prison
Prosecution
37 federal cases, 1 prison sentence: The quiet resolution of Portland's ICE protests
Prosecution
Portland ICE protester Angella Davis acquitted by a jury on all charges
Documented cases
228 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Stephen Philip Marshall
Green Anarchy’s spring 2005 report placed Stephen Philip Marshall in Washington County Jail awaiting federal t...
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Theodore Adriaan Matthee-O'Brien
Released
Theodore Adriaan Matthee-O'Brien, 21, was charged with assaulting a federal officer on July 5, 2020 during ong...
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Brandon Mayfield
Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield was detained as a material witness in the 2004 Madrid bombing investigation a...
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Ian Joseph McCarthy
Released
Ian Joseph McCarthy was arrested during the July 4, 2025 protest outside the South Portland ICE office after f...
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Brian McCarvill
Brian McCarvill was an Oregon State Penitentiary prisoner challenging censorship of anarchist symbols in priso...
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Eli Victor McKenzie
Released
Eli Victor McKenzie was arrested during an anti-ICE protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bu...
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Rowan McManigal
Released
Rowan McManigal, age 19, was sentenced April 15, 2022 to 3 years probation under a guilty plea for possession...
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E. Millson
E. Millson is individually listed in the January 1931 Labor Defender political-prisoner directory under Multno...
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Manly Mitchell
Released
Manly Mitchell was prosecuted under Oregon’s criminal-syndicalism law during the crackdown surrounding the 193...
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Lambo Mitseff
Lambo Mitseff was secretary of the Communist Party unit in Portland, Oregon. Paul Munter’s February 28, 1931 a...
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Devin P. Montgomery
Released
Devin P. Montgomery was arrested on September 4, 2025 during ongoing anti-ICE protest activity outside the ICE...
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Edward H. Mull
Released
Edward H. Mull was a conscientious objector from Oregon imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for ref...
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Elinor Myrick
The Militant individually names sisters Linda and Elinor Myrick among those arrested during the June 14–18, 19...
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Linda Myrick
The Militant individually names sisters Linda and Elinor Myrick among those arrested during the June 14–18, 19...
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Pete Nales
The Portland report said police raided the Workers Center at 312 Worcester Building on September 9, 1930 and a...
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Englebert Nilson
Englebert Nilson was named as one of the last two deportees in the Portland Communist-repression cases of 1930...
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Steve Okinich
Steve Okinich is individually listed in the January 1931 Labor Defender political-prisoner directory under Mul...
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Rowan M. Olsen
Released
Rowan M. Olsen, 19, interfered with FPS and U.S. Marshals at protests around the Hatfield Federal Courthouse i...
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Theodore Olson
Released
Theodore Olson was from Portland, Oregon. Theodore Olson began serving a two-year prison sentence for "disloya...
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Abe Ozaranski
Released
Abe Ozaranski was held in Multnomah County Jail on criminal-syndicalism charges during the Portland prosecutio...
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Abe Ozeranski
Released
Abe Ozeranski was a worker from Seattle arrested in Portland’s Plaza Square on November 2, 1930, while selling...
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Joseph O’Brien
Released
Joseph O’Brien was arrested in the 1935 Linnton Standard Oil bombing prosecution during the tanker strike. The...
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Will Parzybok
Released
Will Parzybok, 23, was charged May 3, 2024 with assaulting a public safety officer, unlawful use of a weapon,...
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David Pearl
Released
David Pearl was taken into custody twice during June 2025 demonstrations at the South Portland ICE office. Fed...
Institutions in Oregon
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Oregon that appear in the census’s case files.
Lane County JailEugene, Oregon
11 cases
Multnomah County JailPortland, Oregon
10 cases
Multnomah County Circuit Court
8 cases
Multnomah County District Court
5 cases
FPC SheridanSheridan, Oregon
4 cases
Oregon Department of CorrectionsSalem, Oregon
4 cases
Fort Klamath
4 cases
Multnomah County Detention CenterPortland, Oregon
4 cases