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Jackson Sinks

49 years old · died January 4, 1928 · London prison, Madison County, Ohio

Jackson Sinks, 49, died on January 4, 1928, while held at the Ohio State prison farm near London, Ohio. The Gary Colored American reported that his death was from pneumonia. The account gives no further detail about his illness, the care he received, or his life outside the prison.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Ohio State prison farm (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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