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

Name not reported

Louisiana

A mob took this Black person from a jail in a Louisiana town on the Illinois Central line and killed them. They were one of four people lynched after being taken from a jail in this way. The person was held in the jail when the mob broke in and seized them.

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

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