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

Name not reported

Georgia

A passage in The St. Cloud Journal of November 25, 1875, reports that a mob took a person out of a Georgia jail one night and hanged them. The person was being held in that jail when they were taken. Their death came while they were in the custody of the jail.

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

Reported by: news reports.

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