Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Scott Bailey

Halifax County Adult Detention Center, Halifax Court House, Virginia

Scott Bailey, a Black man, was held at the jail at Halifax Court House, Virginia. According to a brief item in the Fisherman & Farmer published May 3, 1889, a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. He was taken from the custody of the jail and killed by the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

News report