Democracynow iconDemocracynowAug 25, 2026 ~1 min source read

Meet Prairieland Protester Autumn Hill: How Her "Act of Solidarity" Became a 50-Year Prison Sentence

"I'm absolutely being imprisoned for a political agenda," activist Autumn Hill tells Democracy Now! No other injuries were reported, and Hill says she had already left when the shooting occurred.

Meet Prairieland Protester Autumn Hill: How Her "Act of Solidarity" Became a 50-Year Prison Sentence

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"I'm absolutely being imprisoned for a political agenda," activist Autumn Hill tells Democracy Now!

No other injuries were reported, and Hill says she had already left when the shooting occurred.

"It was my belief that we would go home at the end of the night to continue eating and drinking and be merry.

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"I'm absolutely being imprisoned for a political agenda," activist Autumn Hill tells Democracy Now! No other injuries were reported, and Hill says she had already left when the shooting occurred. "It was my belief that we would go home at the end of the night to continue eating and drinking and be merry.

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  • They can just say that you're 'antifa,' and that becomes sort of gospel, according to the government."

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We truly didn't think that anything was going to go wrong. We didn't expect or want any violence to occur." For prosecutors pushing the overly broad and poorly substantiated idea that anti-fascist organizing against the Trump administration is violent and dangerous, the Prairieland case was a "gold mine," says Crosbie.

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