Notable inmates

Charlotte Vanhove (10 September 1771 – 11 April 1860) was a French stage actress and playwright.

Charna Furman (born 12 December 1941) is a Uruguayan architect noted for her design of a communal women's housing project designed to create affordable housing for single mothers.

Chava Rosenfarb (9 February 1923 – 30 January 2011) (Yiddish: חוה ראָזענפֿאַרב, khave rozenfarb) was a Holocaust survivor and Jewish-Canadian author of Yiddish poetry and novels, a major contributor to post-World War II Yiddish literature.

Chelsea Joy Handler (born February 25, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer.

Chelsea Elizabeth Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning, December 17, 1987) is an American activist and whistleblower.

Chen Shui-bian (Chinese: 陳水扁; born 12 October 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician and lawyer who served as the fifth president of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008.

Chen Wei (Chinese: 陈卫; pinyin: Chén Wèi; born 21 February 1969) is a Chinese dissident and human rights activist.

Chike Obi (April 17, 1921 – March 13, 2008) was a Nigerian politician, mathematician and professor. Chike Obi was the first Nigerian to hold a doctorate degree in mathematics.

Chil (Enrique) Meyer Rajchman a.k.a.

João Francisco Inácio Brazão (born 22 February 1962), better known as Chiquinho Brazão, is a Brazilian businessman and politician. He was elected to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in the 2018 elections for Avante with a total vote of 25,817.

Chiye Mori (February 1, 1915 – May 20, 2001) was a Japanese-American poet and journalist who was influential in the Nisei literary community in Los Angeles in the 1930s.

Chiye Tomihiro (December 20, 1924 – October 21, 2012) was a Japanese American activist who played a critical role in the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Chizu Iiyama (November 14, 1921 – August 26, 2020) was a Japanese American activist, social worker, and educator active in the Redress Movement, desegregation in Chicago, and other causes.

Cho Bong-am (Korean: 조봉암; Hanja: 曺奉岩, 25 September 1898 – 31 July 1959) was a Korean socialist independence activist and politician, who ran for president in the South Korean presidential election in 1956.

Cho Yoon-sun (born 22 July 1965) is a South Korean lawyer, writer and politician.

Choi Seo-won (Korean: 최서원; born 23 June 1956 as Choi Soon-sil; Korean: 최순실; pronounced [t͡ɕʰø.sun.ɕil]) is a South Korean businesswoman known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, stemming from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye.

Chris Andrews (born 25 May 1964) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a senator for the Labour Panel since January 2025.

Chris Nelloms (born August 14, 1971) is an American male former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200- and 400-meter dash.