Died in jail or a lockup
Tom Ruffin
Tom Ruffin, a Black man, was held in the jail at Trenton, Georgia. On the night of March 9, 1888, an armed mob took him from the jail and hanged him on the public square until he was dead. The killing took place in the public square in Trenton, after the mob had taken him from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched