Deaths in Custody
Executed

Ishman Jones

23 years old · died February 12, 1926 · Arkansas

Ishman Jones, a 23-year-old Black man, was held in state prison custody in Arkansas. The State of Arkansas executed him on February 12, 1926. The Arkansas Department of Corrections lists his death as an execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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