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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.
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Mark Klein
Released
Mark Klein, age 19, was one of four animal-rights activists who set fire to a McDonalds under construction in...
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Cameron Michael Kraus
Released
Cameron Michael Kraus, age 18, was one of three ALF defendants charged for the attempted arson of Montgomery F...
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Oscar Larsen
Released
Oscar Larsen led the Utah state hunger march. The Daily Worker of Wednesday, January 18, 1933 reports that he...
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Oscar Larson
Oscar Larson was a leader of the Salt Lake City Unemployed Council. The November 10, 1932 Daily Worker says he...
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Ryan David Lucero
Released
Ryan David Lucero, 33, of Magna UT, charged September 9, 2020 with influencing a federal officer by threat aft...
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Kuraichi Matsuda
Kuraichi Matsuda is individually listed in the INS civilian custody roster as confined at Salt Lake City, Utah...
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P. Monday
P. Monday is listed among the IWW internees held at Fort Douglas, Utah, in the December 1919 One Big Union Mon...
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Adam Troy Peace
Released
Adam Troy Peace, age 20, was indicted in 1998 alongside the Ellerman brothers for the 1997 pipe-bombing of the...
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F. Schneider
F. Schneider is listed among the IWW internees held at Fort Douglas, Utah, in the December 1919 One Big Union...
C
C. Schoenberger
C. Schoenberger is listed among the IWW internees held at Fort Douglas, Utah, in the December 1919 One Big Uni...
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M. C. Sullivan
Released
M. C. Sullivan was a traveling delegate of the Oil Workers Industrial Union of the Industrial Workers of the W...
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Richard Tenneson
In Exile
Richard Tenneson was a U.S. Army private first class and one of 21 American Korean War prisoners who refused r...
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Jason Troff
Released
Jason Troff, age 19, was one of four animal-rights activists who set fire to a McDonalds under construction in...
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Bret G. Walton
Released
Bret G. Walton, age 18, was one of three ALF defendants charged for the attempted arson of Montgomery Fur Comp...
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Charles Wetherbee
Charles Wetherbee was arrested with National Miners Union organizer Charles Guynn during the 1933 Carbon Count...
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