Died in jail or a lockup

Lomax

died July 11, 1913 · D.C. Central Detention Facility, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Lomax, a woman, died of tuberculosis on July 11, 1913, in the hospital ward of the District Jail in Washington, where she was held. Her sentence had been commuted to life imprisonment, but federal prison officials would not accept her while she was ill, so she remained at the jail. Her mother visited her many times over the years she was held, and had come to see her only a few days before she died. After her death, her body was taken to an undertaker and her mother arranged for burial at the family home.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

Evening Star, July 12, 1913, page 18 Evening Star, July 12, 1913
Evening Star, July 12, 1913, page 2 Evening Star, July 12, 1913

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