Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Bert Spring

died August 12, 1915 · Marion County Jail, Crittenden County, Arkansas

Bert Spring, a Black man, died on August 12, 1915, while held at the Marion jail in Marion, Arkansas. According to the Newark Journal, he died of wounds he received during his arrest. The wounds were the cause given for his death, and he was in the jail when it came.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

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