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Wyoming
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 Wyoming.
103Documented
0In custody
96Released
Eras of repression in Wyoming
Where Wyoming’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1940s 93
1950s 4
1910s 4
2020s 1
2010s 1
Recent dashboard entries from Wyoming
The newest published events and reporting located in Wyoming, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Protest
Humans First and Cheyenne residents rally against data centers outside City Hall
Arrest
ICE agents target Jackson Hole and western Wyoming, detaining immigrants for transfer to out-of-state facilities
Protest
About 35 rally at the Teton County Jail over 48-hour ICE holds
Protest
A crowd blocks CBP agents at the Clarion Hotel in Rock Springs
Protest
Rep. Hageman exits a Casper town hall early amid jeers over ICE killings
Protest
Hundreds rally Not for Sale against a public-lands sell-off at the Wyoming Capitol
Protest
Hundreds crowd the Wyoming Capitol lawn for a No Kings protest
Protest
Hundreds rally at Healing Park for the Casper No Kings protest
Documented cases
103 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Kiyoshi Okamoto
Released
Kiyoshi Okamoto, the camp construction inspector and self-styled "Fair Play Committee of One" who founded the...
F
Fred Toru Okuma
Released
Fred Toru Okuma was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After bei...
C
Christopher Kent Podlesnik
Released
Christopher Kent Podlesnik, age 52, of Laramie WY, left threatening voicemails for Senators Cynthia Lummis, Jo...
J
James Satoru Sako
Released
James Satoru Sako resisted conscription while confined at Heart Mountain, arguing that his citizenship rights...
T
Tom Tamotsu Sako
Released
Tom Tamotsu Sako was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After be...
F
Fred Katsumi Shimane
Released
Fred Katsumi Shimane was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. Afte...
J
Jun Johnson Shimane
Released
Jun Johnson Shimane was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After...
S
Sam Isamu Shimane
Released
Sam Isamu Shimane was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. He was...
K
Ken Kengi Shinta
Released
Ken Kengi Shinta was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After be...
A
Arthur Springer
Released
Arthur Springer was a Brooklyn pacifist, one of the first two organizers of the 1958 nonviolent campaign again...
B
Bill Sachio Sumi
Released
Bill Sachio Sumi was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After be...
K
Ken Kenroku Sumida
Released
Ken Kenroku Sumida was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After...
A
Atsushi Suzuki
Released
Atsushi Suzuki was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After bein...
M
Masayo Suzuki
Released
Masayo Suzuki was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After being...
S
Shizumi Suzuki
Released
Shizumi Suzuki was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After bein...
K
Ken Kenichi Tainaka
Released
Ken Kenichi Tainaka was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After...
S
Shiro Takeda
Released
Shiro Takeda and his family were removed from Los Angeles and incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, during...
M
Min Tamesa
Released
Minoru "Min" Tamesa, a steering-committee member of the Fair Play Committee, was one of the seven leaders of t...
G
George Naoichi Tanabe
Released
George Naoichi Tanabe was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. Aft...
J
Jack Kiyoto Tono
Released
Jack Kiyoto Tono was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After be...
S
Sumio Tsuyuki
Released
Sumio Tsuyuki was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After being...
G
George Susumu Uyeda
Released
George Susumu Uyeda was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After...
J
James Tsutomu Uyeda
Released
James Tsutomu Uyeda was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After...
R
Roy Masao Uyeda
Released
Roy Masao Uyeda was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After bei...