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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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Lee Hope
The Wisconsin account explicitly reports actual arrest by a marshal and handover to military authorities as a...
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Sojiro Hori
Sojiro Hori was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The report...
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William Carl Huebener
A March 7, 1942 Sixth Corps Area report individually names William Carl Huebener as then confined at Camp McCo...
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Kasper Karl Hunstock
Kasper Karl Hunstock was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-08-18. Th...
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Lillian Husa
Lillian Husa was among seven anti-fascist workers arrested at the Milwaukee demonstration against Nazi ambassa...
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Kakuzo Ichimaru
Kakuzo Ichimaru is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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William T. Ida
William T. Ida is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Tamotsu Ihara
Tamotsu Ihara is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Koichi Iida
Koichi Iida is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at the...
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Toshio Iinuma
Toshio Iinuma is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Benjamin S. Ikezawa
Benjamin S. Ikezawa is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Hans E. Illich
Hans E. Illich is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Tsutomi Imamura
Tsutomi Imamura is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Paul O. Ingwersen
Paul O. Ingwersen is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined a...
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Uyemon Inofuchi
Uyemon Inofuchi is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Chozo Ishiwata
Chozo Ishiwata was individually recorded in a Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, receipt report dated 1942-06-13. The repo...
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Forrest Jackson
Released
Forrest Jackson was arrested in the Wisconsin farm strike at Wausau during the 1933 farm revolt. The farm revo...
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Max Kagan
Released
Max Kagan was a Milwaukee Communist activist jailed following the March 6, 1930 demonstration for unemployment...
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Hisanori Kano
Hisanori Kano is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at th...
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Ryuichi Kashima
Ryuichi Kashima is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Shozo Kawakami
Shozo Kawakami is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at t...
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Katsuichi Kawamoto
Katsuichi Kawamoto is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined...
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Kazowa Kawasaki
Kazowa Kawasaki is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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Chosuke Kayahara
Chosuke Kayahara is individually named on the U.S. Army’s Camp McCoy civilian-internment roster as confined at...
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