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South Dakota
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 South Dakota.
79Documented
1In custody
66Released
Eras of repression in South Dakota
Where South Dakota’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1970s 32
1910s 24
1930s 12
1980s 5
2010s 2
1800s 2
Recent dashboard entries from South Dakota
The newest published events and reporting located in South Dakota, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
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Uranium Mining Permit Hearing in Black Hills Halted
Protest
About 200 protest at the post office in South Dakota's capital for 'No Kings'
Protest
Indivisible 605 holds an ICE Out For Good protest in Sioux Falls
Protest
No Kings protesters take to the streets across South Dakota
Protest
About 1,000 rally on Minnesota Avenue for a Sioux Falls No Kings day of action
Documented cases
79 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Julius Walstadt
Released
Julius Walstadt was one of seventeen anti-eviction farmers charged with rioting — facing up to ten years — at...
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Jacob M. Walter
Released
Jacob M. Walter was a Mennonite conscientious objector from South Dakota imprisoned during World War I. Court-...
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Joseph M. Walter
Released
Joseph M. Walter was a Mennonite conscientious objector from South Dakota imprisoned during World War I. Court...
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Edward Waltner
Released
Edward Waltner was a General Conference Mennonite from Marion Junction, South Dakota. Edward Waltner was draft...
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Martina White Bear
Released
Martina White Bear was one of five defendants convicted of attempting to interfere with U.S. Marshals and FBI...
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Hugh Wiley
Released
Hugh Wiley was one of seventeen Sisseton farmers actually jailed on rioting charges after a United Farmers Lea...
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Jacob Wipf
Released
Jacob Wipf was a Hutterite from the Rockport Colony in South Dakota and brother-in-law of the Hofers. Jacob Wi...
Institutions in South Dakota
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in South Dakota that appear in the census’s case files.
Pennington County JailRapid City, South Dakota
2 cases
South Dakota State PenitentiarySioux Falls, South Dakota
1 case
Fort Meade / Federal Court (Sioux Falls)
1 case
South Dakota Women's PrisonYankton, South Dakota
1 case