Died in custody
Robert "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert "Stonewall" Jackson, 36, died on September 24, 1966, in the infirmary at Farview State Hospital in Waymart, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, where he was held. A Wayne County grand jury presentment, as reported by the Scranton Times in 1979, said he was beaten and smothered with a pillow while bound to his bed. The grand jury's accounts were not tested at trial, and the resulting indictments did not lead to many convictions.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A Wayne County grand jury presentment, as reported by the Scranton Times in 1979, says staff beat him and smothered him with a pillow while he was bound to his bed.
Reported by: Wayne County grand jury, as reported by the Scranton Times (outside investigators).