Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

One of 3 people whose names were not reported

died December 29, 1904 · the state prison at Folsom, Sacramento County, California

A man held at the state prison at Folsom, California, was working on a rock crusher detail there on Thursday, December 29, 1904. The Evening Bulletin reported that he was one of seven men who tried to break away, and that guards fired many shots within about 20 seconds. The paper said he was killed by bullet wounds from the gunfire.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff

Reported by: the Folsom state prison (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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