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

Name not reported

The Milwaukee Leader, in a January 1921 column on the federal prosecution of Industrial Workers of the World members, reported that five men died among the Sacramento cases. One man, suffering from consumption, died in jail after a doctor had asked for his release. The article gives no name for him and no date of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The 1921 Milwaukee Leader column says a man dying of consumption died in jail after a doctor asked for his release, which implies he was denied release despite a medical request.

Reported by: Milwaukee Leader (reporters).

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