Reading Time: < 1 minuteWisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims.No.Former President Donald Trump’s campaign provided no evidence, and we found none, to back Trump’s claim that the Biden-Harris administration imprisoned anti-abortion activists for praying in public.Referring to Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump said Sept. 7, 2024, in Mosinee, Wisconsin: “Under Comrade Kamala, Christians and pro-life activists are rotting in prison for the crime of praying in public.”Similar prayer claims were debunked after Massachusetts anti-abortion activist Paulette Harlow was sentenced in June to two years in prison for blockading a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic.Federal law prohibits threats of force, obstruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services.In April, Wisconsin Watch found it was false that Colorodan Rebecca Lavrenz was prosecuted for praying in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.She was convicted of four misdemeanors, including entering and remaining, and disorderly conduct, in a restricted building. This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.SourcesWFAA: Donald Trump full rally in Mosinee, WI (Sept. 7, 2024)USA Today: No, woman not imprisoned for praying at abortion clinicAssociated Press: Anti-abortion activist convicted for blockading a reproductive health clinic, not for praying thereReuters: Fact Check: Paulette Harlow convicted for blocking abortion clinic, not prayingU.S. Justice Department: Protecting Patients and Health Care ProvidersWisconsin Watch: Was great-grandmother prosecuted for praying in Capitol Jan. 6?Did the Biden-Harris administration imprison anti-abortion activists for praying in public? is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.