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

Name not reported

Harrison County, Mississippi

A Black man held in the Biloxi, Mississippi, jail was killed by a mob that broke into the jail, according to The Gazette, which reported it on November 14, 1908. The paper says a group of white men forced their way in and took him out to be lynched.

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

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