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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.
478Documented
1In custody
334Released
1Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Puerto Rico
Where Puerto Rico’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
2000s 274
1950s 91
1930s 33
1980s 24
1970s 22
1940s 20
Recent dashboard entries from Puerto Rico
The newest published events and reporting located in Puerto Rico, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
Activists protest ICE detentions in a San Juan neighborhood
Arrest
Tito Kayak arrested at an anti-government protest outside La Fortaleza
Protest
Madres Contra la Guerra protest US militarization at Muniz Air Base
Documented cases
478 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
G
Graciany Miranda Marchand
Graciany Miranda Marchand, a former president of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, was detained during the Vieq...
R
Regalado Miró
Released
Regalado Miró was arrested for Resistance activity on Vieques as part of the sustained 1999-2003 civil-disobed...
R
Rafael Molina Centeno
Rafael Molina Centeno was captured by the National Guard after seeking support in Arecibo’s Santana neighborho...
J
José Molina Encarnación
José Molina Encarnación was arrested by the Navy on April 27, 2001 during the Vieques protest at Cayo Yayí, al...
N
Nazael Montalvo Rodríguez
Released
Nazael Montalvo Rodríguez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as...
J
José Montañez Sanes
Released
José Montañez Sanes served 18 months in federal custody at MDC Guaynabo in Puerto Rico for civil disobedience...
A
Axel Mora Meléndez
Released
Axel Mora Meléndez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as part o...
A
Alejandro Morales
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
I
Imac Morales Carrasquillo
Released
Imac Morales Carrasquillo was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as...
A
Antonia Moreno
The wife of Domingo Vega was imprisoned for two days during the repression following the 1950 uprising, accord...
A
Antonio Moya Vélez
Arrested in Santurce with other Nationalists before the 1950 uprising and committed by night-court judge Belfo...
R
Raúl Mulero-Joubert
Raúl Mulero-Joubert was arrested by the Navy on April 27, 2001 during the Vieques protest at Cayo Yayí, also k...
P
Pedro José Muñiz Garcia
Released
Pedro José Muñiz Garcia was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as p...
S
Serafin Méndez
Released
One of approximately 1,500 activists arrested between 1999 and 2003 for civil disobedience at the U.S. Navy's...
H
Higinio Nazario
Higinio Nazario was a Puerto Rican nationalist from Gurabo arrested in 1941 for refusing compulsory United Sta...
N
Nestor Nazario Trabal
Released
Nestor Nazario Trabal was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as par...
J
Jaime Negrón
Released
Jaime Negrón, a mayoral candidate in Trujillo Alto, was jailed on August 4, 2000 in connection with a Vieques...
M
María Elena Negrón
Released
María Elena Negrón was arrested for Trespass on Vieques bombing range as part of the sustained 1999-2003 civil...
C
Carlos Noya Muratti
Released
Carlos Noya Muratti was a carpenter, Puerto Rican independence activist, and member of the political bureau of...
H
Humberto Núñez
Released
Humberto Núñez was arrested for Trespass on Vieques bombing range as part of the sustained 1999-2003 civil-dis...
L
Luis Núñez Ortiz
An Aibonito resident who joined the 1950 uprising without belonging to the Nationalist Party. The thesis repor...
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Ángel O'Neill
Ángel O'Neill was a Puerto Rican nationalist from Humacao arrested in 1941 for refusing compulsory United Stat...
J
Juanita Ojeda Maldonado
Juanita Ojeda Maldonado was among the detainees kept imprisoned under Law 53 after the 1950 uprising, although...
E
Eladio Olivero Albarrán
A Utuado nationalist captured after the surrender at Damián Torres’s house during the 1950 uprising and a surv...
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
MDC GuaynaboSan Juan, Puerto Rico
15 cases
La PrincesaSan Juan, Puerto Rico
9 cases
Vega Alta Women's PrisonVega Alta, Puerto Rico
4 cases
Arecibo Women's JailArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case
District Jail, AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico
1 case