Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Five Black people were being held in the jail in Albany, Georgia, on the night of January 20, 1916, when a mob came for them. According to the Valdez Daily Prospector, which reported it the next day, the jail's guards refused to hand the prisoners over, and the mob battered down the jail doors. The mob took the five people from the jail and lynched them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Chronicling America newspaper report (reporters).