Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Tennessee

A Black person held in a Tennessee jail was taken from the jail by an armed mob and lynched. They were one of five Black people the mob took from that jail and killed. They were the fourth of the five to be killed.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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