Died in prison

Name not reported

died February 1883 · Golden Crown (steamboat carrying Mississippi Penitentiary convicts), Mississippi

A Black man held in the custody of the Mississippi Penitentiary died aboard the steamboat Golden Crown in February 1883, while the boat was carrying people from the penitentiary some miles above Vicksburg. He was in the custody of guards who were watching him when he died. An inquest returned a verdict that he died from neglect and bad treatment by the guards watching him. The Bolivar Bulletin reported the verdict on February 8, 1883.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. An inquest found that he died from neglect and bad treatment by the guards watching him.

Reported by: inquest.

Source

The Bolivar Bulletin, February 8, 1883, page 1 The Bolivar Bulletin, February 8, 1883

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