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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.
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...
J
Juan Rodríguez Cruz
A sixteen-year-old Cadet of the Republic imprisoned after the 1950 uprising. The thesis records confinement on...
N
Norma Rodríguez Ferrán
Released
Norma Rodríguez Ferrán was arrested during the 2000 civil-disobedience campaign against U.S. Navy training on...
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 was from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Florencio Romero began serving a prison sentence on May 6, 19...
J
José Luis Romero Burgos
Released
José Luis Romero Burgos was arrested during the 2000 civil-disobedience campaign against U.S. Navy training on...
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...
H
Hiram Rosado
Hiram Rosado was a Cadet of the Republic arrested following the February 23, 1936 assassination of police chie...
P
Pablo Rosado Ortiz
Released
Pablo Rosado Ortiz was a Puerto Rican Nationalist who directed a Cadets of the Republic recruiting post in the...
M
Miguel Rosario Aulet
Arrested in Santurce before the 1950 uprising and committed to Río Piedras jail on orders of judge Belford Tor...
U
Ubaldo Rosario Nieves
Released
Ubaldo Rosario Nieves was arrested during the 2000 civil-disobedience campaign against U.S. Navy training on V...
C
Carlos Rosario Pantojas
Released
Carlos Rosario Pantojas was an unaffiliated supporter of Puerto Rican independence. A federal grand jury inves...
R
Ramon Ruiz (Ponce investigation, 1937)
Ramon Ruiz was arrested during the investigation following the March 21, 1937 Ponce massacre in Puerto Rico. D...
P
Pedro Saade
Pedro Saade was a lawyer involved in the campaign against U.S. Navy operations in Vieques. A police report dat...
F
Francisco Saldaña
Francisco Saldaña, known as Paco, was imprisoned at MDC Guaynabo during the Vieques campaign against U.S. Navy...
R
Reynaldo Salivas Gonzalez
Released
Reynaldo Salivas Gonzalez was arrested for trespass on the U.S. Navy bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico, as...
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