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Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin.
434Documented
2In custody
130Released
1Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Wisconsin
Where Wisconsin’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1940s 250
1930s 47
1910s 33
1960s 23
1970s 22
2020s 19
Recent dashboard entries from Wisconsin
The newest published events and reporting located in Wisconsin, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Arrest
A man is arrested dousing an Appleton courthouse Pride flag with gasoline
Protest
About 100 rally outside Ridglan Farms, calling for release of the last ~650 beagles and the facility's closure
Protest
A May Day march from Voces de la Frontera to the Federal Building in Milwaukee
Arrest
Palestinian-American community leader Salah Sarsour, a longtime green-card holder, detained by ICE in Milwaukee; rights groups call it retaliation for his pro-Palestinian advocacy
Protest
Hundreds line State Road and Losey Boulevard for a 'No Kings' rally
Arrest
Wayne Hsiung and three activists charged with four felonies each over an "open rescue" of 22 beagles from Ridglan Farms
Prosecution
Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan is found guilty of obstructing ICE agents
Prosecution
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction for helping an undocumented man avoid ICE agents at her courthouse
Documented cases
434 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Harvey M. Kayano
Harvey M. Kayano was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-24. The re...
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Karl Kiefer
Karl Kiefer is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Akio R. Kimura
Akio R. Kimura is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Kenzi Kimura
Kenzi Kimura is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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George B. Knaepper
George B. Knaepper was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23. The...
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Kochan (Milwaukee relief protest, 1932)
Released
A Milwaukee unemployed-relief protest defendant printed only as Kochan was one of six people arrested before t...
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Oscar Frederick Koehler
Oscar Frederick Koehler was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23....
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Walter Kollac
Walter Kollac is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Taichi Komatsu
Taichi Komatsu is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Ichiro Konno
Ichiro Konno is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Andreas Kopp
Andreas Kopp is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Ivan Koss
Ivan Koss was among seven anti-fascist workers arrested at the Milwaukee demonstration against Nazi ambassador...
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Bernhard Krakau
Bernhard Krakau was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23. The rep...
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Gerhard Dietrick Kraus
Gerhard Dietrick Kraus was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-05-23....
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Richard Kretschmann
Richard Kretschmann is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Robert W. Kreutz
Robert W. Kreutz is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Hinrich W. Kreye
Hinrich W. Kreye is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Frank Krueger
The Wisconsin report explicitly states that Frank and LeslieKrueger were serving life sentences at Waupun. It...
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Leslie Krueger
The Wisconsin report explicitly states that Leslie and FrankKrueger were serving life sentences at Waupun. Car...
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Kyokujo Kubokawa
Kyokujo Kubokawa is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Mike Kunza
Page 3's December 18 Kenosha dispatch identifies Mike Kunza as a Relief Workers Association leader sentenced t...
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Sajuro Kurachi
Sajuro Kurachi was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The repo...
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Jacob Lachenko
Jacob Lachenko, also printed as Jack Lacpenko, was arrested while attending a Communist Party meeting in Milwa...
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Mike Lajan
Mike Lajan, a former Milwaukee resident deported as a radical, wrote after arrival in his native Yugoslavia of...
Institutions in Wisconsin
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Wisconsin that appear in the census’s case files.
FCI OxfordOxford, Wisconsin
11 cases
Milwaukee House of CorrectionMilwaukee, Wisconsin
11 cases
Dane County JailMadison, Wisconsin
8 cases
Ashland County JailAshland, Wisconsin
5 cases
Dane County Circuit Court
2 cases
Wisconsin state prisonMilwaukee, Wisconsin
2 cases
Wisconsin State PrisonWaupun, Wisconsin
2 cases
U.S. Federal Custom House Jail, MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
1 case