Joseph Waddell

Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:North Carolina
Support
Black Panther Party
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Biography

Black Panther Party member known as 'Joe-Dell,' who The Black Panther Vol. 18 no.29 (1978) says was serving a 25–30 year sentence on trumped-up armed-robbery charges when he died in custody at Central Prison in Raleigh on June 13, 1972 — his death ruled a 'heart attack' but attributed by the paper to prison officials. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v18 no.29; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Central Prison
Charges: Armed robbery
Released: Jun 13, 1972
Sentence: BPP member known as 'Joe-Dell,' serving a 25-30 year sentence on armed-robbery charges the paper calls trumped-up when he died in custody at Central Prison, Raleigh on June 13, 1972 — ruled a heart attack but attributed by the paper to prison officials.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: North Carolina

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