Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Washington
Henry Washington, a Black man, was held in the jail at Frankfort, Kentucky, in August 1871. A body of about five hundred men took him from the jail and hanged him until he was dead. He was killed by a mob while in the custody of the jail, and the people who held him were the jail's keepers.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.