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Died in prison

Name not reported

Gainesville Work Camp, Alachua County, Florida

According to a brief item in The Star published August 26, 1903, a boy died after being whipped by overseers at a convict camp near Gainesville, Florida. He was held at the camp, and the paper attributes his death to the whipping administered there.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A brief newspaper item says a boy died after a whipping administered by overseers at a convict camp near Gainesville.

Reported by: The Star (reporters).

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