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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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Henry E. Fritsch
Henry E. Fritsch was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in...
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Seiichi Fujii
Seiichi Fujii is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Eshobo Fujiie
Eshobo Fujiie is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Hoshin Fujikado
Hoshin Fujikado was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The rep...
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Herbert K. Fujimoto
Herbert K. Fujimoto is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Bunyu Fujimura
Bunyu Fujimura was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The repo...
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Tokujiro Fujinami
Tokujiro Fujinami was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The r...
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Hego Fujino
Hego Fujino is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Utanosuke Fujishiro
Utanosuke Fujishiro is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Shunan Fujizawa
Shunan Fujizawa is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Teiichiro Fukuda
Teiichiro Fukuda is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Ignatz Futach
Ignatz Futach, also printed as J. Feuderoff or J. Futsch, was arrested while serving as a delegate at a meetin...
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Reinhold Galbierz
Reinhold Galbierz is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined a...
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Richard H. F. Gebauer
Richard H. F. Gebauer is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confin...
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Adam E. Geier
Adam E. Geier is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Kurt G. Geier
Kurt G. Geier is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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William Geier
A March 7, 1942 Sixth Corps Area report individually names William Geier as then confined at Camp McCoy, Wisco...
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Fred Geisel
The Wisconsin account reports conviction in November1919 for interference with the military draft and a90-day...
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Otto E. Geisselmann
Otto E. Geisselmann was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The...
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Clark H. Getts
Released
Clark H. Getts was a conscientious objector from Wisconsin imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for...
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J. Guenther Gibbe
A spring 1942 Aliens Division memorandum individually identifies J. Guenther Gibbe as a Camp McCoy internee an...
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Thomas Gozdamovich
Thomas Gozdamovich was among seven anti-fascist workers arrested at the Milwaukee demonstration against Nazi a...
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Elmer Grams
Page 3 names this worker as one of two arrested when deputy sheriffs attacked FERA relief-strike pickets in Mi...
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Armand Gregoire
A spring 1942 Aliens Division memorandum individually identifies Armand Gregoire as a Camp McCoy internee and...
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