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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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Max Richard Schroeder
Max Richard Schroeder was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-08-18. T...
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Anton Schroeger
The May 21, 1942 Camp McCoy receipt report individually names Anton Schroeger among seven civilian enemy-alien...
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Heinrich Schulte
Heinrich Schulte was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Heinrich F. Schulze
Heinrich F. Schulze was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-06. The...
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Stephen Schweitzer
Released
Stephen Schweitzer — SOA Watch line-crosser at Fort Benning, Georgia. Convicted of trespass on a military inst...
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John Sekat
Released
John Sekat was a Communist organizer in Racine, Wisconsin. The January 15 Racine dispatch printed on page 1 of...
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Kirchitaro Sekiya
Kirchitaro Sekiya was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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William E. R. Sellin
William E. R. Sellin was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin,...
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Albert Semmler
Albert Semmler was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in th...
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Tamio Senzai
Tamio Senzai was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the...
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Louis Serafini
Louis Serafini was one of eleven defendants imprisoned after a September 9, 1917 confrontation at a pro-war ga...
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Hideyuki Serizawa
Hideyuki Serizawa was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Jesse Shackelford
Released
Jesse Shackelford is a prison abolitionist and a CUNY law student who, after the 2020 Uprisings, was called to...
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Mary Alice Shemo
Released
Mary Alice Shemo was arrested for King Day trespass at Project ELF on January 17, 1999. Sentenced to 9 days in...
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Keizo Shibata
Keizo Shibata was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The repor...
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Aisuke Shigekuni
Aisuke Shigekuni was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Kakure Shigenaga
Kakure Shigenaga was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Toraichi Shimizu
Toraichi Shimizu was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The re...
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Hanzo Shimoda
Hanzo Shimoda was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the...
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Sadaji Shiogi
Sadaji Shiogi was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The repor...
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Masao Sogawa
Masao Sogawa was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the...
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Santaro Sonoda
Santaro Sonoda was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in th...
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Sorenson (Racine election rally, 1931)
Sorenson was jailed after police attacked the October 12, 1931 Communist election rally in Racine. The October...
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Joseph A. Stahl
The Wisconsin account explicitly records Stahl and WilliamE.Mohr released on$1,000personal bonds July24,1918 a...
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