Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

One of 3 people whose names were not reported

died April 22, 1894 · Madison Parish, Louisiana

A Black person was held in the jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, when a mob took them from the jail on the night of April 22, 1894. The mob hanged them from the banisters of the Court House. At that time the jail was holding three people.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report