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

Name not reported

Tennessee

A Black man was held in a Tennessee jail when an armed mob took him from custody and killed him. He was one of five Black people the mob took from that jail and lynched. The jail held him in custody, and the mob seized him from that custody to kill him.

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

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