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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 Utah.
63Documented
3In custody
37Released
1Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Utah
Where Utah’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1990s 14
1930s 14
1910s 11
2020s 10
2000s 5
2010s 3
Recent dashboard entries from Utah
The newest published events and reporting located in Utah, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Arrest
Two men arrested after cutting down a Flock camera after watching “De-Flock America” videos
Prosecution
Week-long preliminary hearing concludes in the capital case against Tyler Robinson for Charlie Kirk's assassination; the judge rules after Sept. 1 closing arguments
Prosecution
Robinson's lawyers seek contempt sanctions against prosecutors in Charlie Kirk case
Prosecution
2 former city employees in Utah face federal charges for allegedly helping someone evade ICE
Prosecution
Ex-Logan Justice Court clerks charged after allegedly helping immigrant evade ICE
Prosecution
Utah couple accused of helping man flee immigration agents face federal charges
Protest
More than 600 rally at the Utah Capitol against a Box Elder data center
Arrest
Four arrested for interfering with a traffic stop near the ICE detention warehouse
Documented cases
63 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
Tyler Robinson
In Custody
Tyler Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah, is the man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie...
Harrison David Burrows
Released
Harrison David Burrows, age 18, pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Brigham Young University animal-husbandry...
Tim DeChristopher
Released
Tim DeChristopher was an environmental activist who attempted to bid on disputed parcels of public land during...
Joshua Stephen Demmitt
Released
Joshua Stephen Demmitt, age 18, pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Brigham Young University animal-husbandry...
Arturo Gamboa
Released
Arturo Gamboa was shot by an armed safety volunteer at the June 14, 2025 No Kings protest in Salt Lake City, U...
Jackson George Green
Released
Jackson George Green, age 27, of Utah, a member of the climate group Declare Emergency, dumped red powder over...
Alex Jason Hall
Released
Alex Jason Hall, age 22, pleaded guilty to AETA charges for the 2008 release of approximately 650 mink from a...
Jordan Halliday
Released
Jordan Halliday is a Utah-based animal liberation activist who was imprisoned for civil and criminal contempt...
Joe Hill
Released
Joe Hill was born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund in Gävle, Sweden. Joe Hill was an itinerant laborer, songwriter, and...
John Anthony Borell III
Released
John Anthony Borell was an hacktivist with the group Anonymous who in 2012 hacked a number of law enforcement...
Julio Cesar Irungaray
Released
Julio Cesar Irungaray is a 56-year-old longtime Salt Lake City resident, father, and community activist, origi...
Jacob Kenison
Released
Jacob Kenison was a Utah animal-rights activist associated with Straight Edge. His prosecutions included a Jun...
Latroi Devon Newbins
Released
Latroi Devon Newbins, 28, charged July 23, 2020 with arson in Salt Lake City after the May 30, 2020 BLM protes...
Jackson Patton
Released
Federal civil disorder; role in burning a Salt Lake City police car (2020). Sentence: 24 months federal prison...
Grover H. Perry
Released
Grover H. Perry was an Industrial Workers of the World organizer and secretary-treasurer of the Metal Mine Wor...
Trev Poulson
Released
Trev Poulson was a Utah animal-liberation activist serving a two-year sentence for an alleged fur-farm mink li...
George Q. Cannon
Released
George Q. Cannon was an LDS apostle, Utah's territorial delegate to Congress, and First Counselor in the LDS F...
George Reynolds
Released
George Reynolds was the personal secretary to LDS Church president Brigham Young. As a test case for the Morri...
Lateesha Richards
Released
Lateesha Richards, 24, of Salt Lake City was charged as a fourth person in the burning of a Salt Lake police c...
Christopher Rojas
Released
Christopher Isidro Rojas is a Salt Lake City, Utah man sentenced to federal prison for igniting a piece of clo...
John Taylor (LDS President)
Released
John Taylor (LDS President) was the third President of the LDS Church (1880-1887) and a survivor of the Cartha...
William James Viehl
Released
William James Viehl, age 23, pleaded guilty to AETA charges for the 2008 release of approximately 650 mink fro...
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Tony Alexander Hamilton
In Custody
Tony Alexander Hamilton, 58, of Beaver UT, leader of the Immanuel Foundation / Fraternity of Preparation, shot...
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Christopher Solomon Proctor
In Custody
Christopher Solomon Proctor is a Salt Lake City man and self-described anarchist held in federal pretrial dete...
Institutions in Utah
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Utah that appear in the census’s case files.
Fort Douglas War Prison BarracksSalt Lake City, Utah
36 cases
Salt Lake County JailSalt Lake City, Utah
4 cases
Weber County JailOgden, Utah
3 cases
Utah State PrisonSugar House, Utah
2 cases
Utah Territorial PenitentiarySalt Lake City, Utah
2 cases
Oxbow JailSalt Lake City, Utah
2 cases
Salt Lake County DetentionSalt Lake City, Utah
1 case
Tanforan Assembly Center / Topaz War Relocation CenterTopaz, Utah
1 case