Deaths in Custody
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Woodrow Wilson Daniels

37 years old · died June 21, 1958 · Yalobusha County Jail, Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Woodrow Wilson Daniels, 37, died on June 21, 1958, while held at the Yalobusha County Jail in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. A news report lists the cause of death as an assault by staff. Whether staff were responsible has not been independently established.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A news report says he was assaulted by staff at the Yalobusha County Jail.

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