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Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico.

295Documented
0In custody
294Released

Eras of repression in Puerto Rico

Where Puerto Rico’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.

2000s 213 1950s 26 1980s 25 1930s 19 1970s 6 1910s 5

Documented cases

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

A
Angel Quiles
Released
Angel Quiles was arrested for Pablo Soto Brigade trespass on Navy bombing range as part of the sustained 1999-...
N
Nylda R. Diaz
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
J
José Rafael Bas
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
J
Juan Rafael Rosario
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
N
Nelson Ramirez
Released
Puerto Rican independentista jailed on civil contempt charges for refusing to testify before a federal grand j...
R
Roberto Ramirez
Released
Roberto Ramirez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part of t...
R
Reinaldo Ramos
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
N
Norman Ramírez Talavera
Released
Norman Ramírez Talavera was arrested in the August 30, 1985 Macheteros sweep, took a plea agreement, and recei...
A
Andy Rivera
Released
Andy Rivera was arrested for Trespass on Vieques bombing range as part of the sustained 1999-2003 civil-disobe...
G
Gilberto Rivera
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
D
Danny Rivera Mendez
Released
Danny Rivera Mendez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part...
J
José R. Rivera Santana
Released
José R. Rivera Santana was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as pa...
A
Alisandro Rodriguez
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
E
Elvin Rodriguez
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
E
Ernesto Rodriguez
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
A
Asunción Papo Rodriguez Crespo
Released
Asunción Papo Rodriguez Crespo was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Ric...
F
Félix Rodríguez
Released
Félix Rodríguez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part of t...
I
Irma Rodríguez
Released
Irma Rodríguez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part of th...
M
Mirna Rodríguez
Released
Mirna Rodríguez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part of t...
M
Maribel Rodríguez Arroyo
Released
Maribel Rodríguez Arroyo was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as...
E
Edgardo Rodríguez Riquelme
Released
Edgardo Rodríguez Riquelme was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, a...
F
Florencio Romero
Released
Florencio Romero, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, began serving a prison sentence on May 6, 1918. He was sentenced t...
J
José Román Rivera
Released
José Román Rivera was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part of...
O
Othoniel Rosa
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...

Institutions in Puerto Rico

Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Puerto Rico that appear in the census’s case files.

Metropolitan Detention Center GuaynaboGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
95 cases
Federal Detention Center, GuaynaboSan Juan, Puerto Rico
93 cases
Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) GuaynaboGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
20 cases
La PrincesaSan Juan, Puerto Rico
9 cases
MDC GuaynaboSan Juan, Puerto Rico
2 cases
Vega Alta Women's PrisonVega Alta, Puerto Rico
1 case
Arecibo Women's JailArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case
District Jail, AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case
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