Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

One of 2 people whose names were not reported

died December 25, 1889 · Wayne County, Georgia

Two Black men were being held in the jail at Jesup, Georgia. According to The Evening Bulletin, a mob took them from the jail on December 25, 1889. The mob lynched both men on that day.

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

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