Deaths in Custody
Executed

James Reed

28 years old · died January 14, 1946 · Florida

James Reed was 28 years old when the State of Florida executed him in the electric chair on January 14, 1946. He was held in the custody of the state prison system at the time of his death. The Florida Department of Corrections records the execution in its public list of executions carried out in the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida 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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