Executed
James Turnage
According to the Arkansas Department of Corrections, James Turnage, a Black man, was put to death by the State of Arkansas on November 14, 1930. At the time he was held in the custody of the state's prison system. The department's record gives the cause as execution and classifies the manner of death as homicide.
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.