Deaths in Custody
Executed

James Willis

died March 10, 1922 · Arkansas

James Willis was executed by the State of Arkansas on March 10, 1922, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. He was in the custody of the state prison system when he died. The department's execution record classifies the death as a homicide carried out by the state.

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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