Deaths in Custody
Executed

Willie Jones

24 years old · died August 8, 1932 · Georgia State Prison, Baldwin County, Georgia

Willie Jones, a 24-year-old Black man, was executed in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Milledgeville on August 8, 1932, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections. The department's historical list of executions is the source for the date, place, and method.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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