James Edward Garrett

Full name:James Garrett
Date of death:21. 01. 1978
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Mississippi
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Biography

A 25-year-old Black man arrested by Marshall County, Mississippi deputies on a 1975 armed-robbery charge who was found dead in his cell (hands and feet bound) on Jan. 21, 1978; officials ruled suicide, but the United League of Marshall County disputed it and demanded a federal probe. The Black Panther Vol. 18 no.7 (1978). [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v18 no.7; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Armed robbery
Incarcerated: 1975
Sentence: Died in custody Jan. 21, 1978; officials ruled suicide, United League demanded a federal probe. Verdict as recorded: Unknown — held on the charge; found dead (hands and feet bound) in his cell on Jan. 21, 1978, ruled a suicide (disputed by the United League of Marshall County)
Convicted: Unknown

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