Biography
Vinson Harris was a Black federal prisoner who died at Butner, North Carolina, on March 4, 1986. A contemporary newsletter reported fellow prisoners’ allegations of racially abusive treatment by transport guards and an examiner’s finding of asphyxiation.
Vinson Harris was a Black federal prisoner who died at Butner, North Carolina, on March 4, 1986. A contemporary newsletter reported fellow prisoners’ allegations of racially abusive treatment by transport guards and an examiner’s finding of asphyxiation. Twenty-year bank-robbery sentence reported by the contemporary newsletter; died during federal prisoner transport on March 4, 1986.
