Political prisoners in the United States

Throughout its history and into the present, the United States has held political prisoners, people whose detention is based substantially on political motives.

Prominent US political prisoners have included anti-war socialists, civil rights movement activists, conscientious objectors, and War on Terrorism detainees.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.