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Jackson, Tracey Catina
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Profile written August 2, 2026
This profile reflects positional accountability — this individual held the leadership roles shown during the dates shown, during which the listed deaths or lawsuits occurred. Inclusion does not constitute a legal finding of personal culpability for any specific incident.
Tenure Summary
Tracey Catina Jackson has worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections in progressively senior behavioral health roles since 2013. After a year as a part-time instructor at Pulaski State Prison and a decade as a behavioral health counselor and supervisor — including a 2020 assignment at Dooly State Prison — Jackson was appointed Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Wilcox State Prison on March 16, 2026. During her leadership tenure at Wilcox, GPS records attribute two deaths to the facility: Earnest Sims, who died on Jackson’s first day in the post, and Gary Dwayne Felver, who died three months later. No lawsuits naming Jackson as a defendant appear in the available records.What happened on their watch
Wilcox State Prison — Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment (March 16, 2026–present)
Jackson began her tenure as deputy warden on the same day an incarcerated man, Earnest Sims, 44, died at the facility. A coroner’s record from the Wilcox County Coroner notes that the manner of death remains pending as of July 5, 2026; the documented cause is listed as “pending investigation” with a reference to “smoking strips” and the onset of a seizure. The death was recorded in an open dorm, and an autopsy was conducted. On June 15, 2026, a second death occurred under Jackson’s watch: Gary Dwayne Felver, 65, died from a cause that GPS records categorize as pending/unknown. Both deaths fall under the responsibility of the deputy warden of care and treatment, whose purview includes medical and mental health services.The broader environment at Wilcox State Prison during Jackson’s tenure was marked by violence and allegations of mismanagement. GPS intel reports note that on April 2, 2026, multiple stabbings occurred at the prison, prompting a lockdown. A public Facebook post dated May 12, 2026, alleged that senior staff — including the deputy warden of care and treatment — participated in on-clock gatherings on state property, purportedly causing inmate movement to be locked down. The same post claimed that basic supplies like toothbrushes, undergarments, and linens had not been issued for roughly a year, while new uniforms were recently distributed. The poster speculated that staff gatherings might be funded from the inmate benefit fund. These allegations have not been independently corroborated, but they reflect the kinds of institutional complaints that surfaced at the prison while Jackson held her leadership position.
The facility’s history of violence predates Jackson’s arrival. In September 2025, Dominique Cole was killed by another prisoner at Wilcox, and his family alleged that guards were tied to gangs, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The DOJ has also found that Georgia’s prisons are riddled with gang violence and sexual assault, a systemic finding that provides context for the conditions at Wilcox.
Sources
- GPS records — death entries for Earnest Sims and Gary Dwayne Felver; personnel history for Tracey Catina Jackson
- Wilcox County Coroner Janice B. Brown — record 2026-0316-15 for Earnest Sims
- Facebook (public post) — May 12, 2026 allegations regarding staff gatherings and supply shortages at Wilcox State Prison
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — reporting on Dominique Cole’s 2025 killing and gang allegations at Wilcox State Prison
- DOJ investigation findings — cited in AJC reporting on systemic prison violence
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment | WILCOX STATE PRISON | 2026-03-16 → present |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | 2021-01-01 → present | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | DOOLY STATE PRISON | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR SPV | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 3 | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | |
| BEHAVIORAL HLTH COUNSELOR 2 | 2016-01-01 → 2017-12-31 | |
| BEH HEALTH/COUNSELOR (WL) | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 | |
| part-time instructor | PULASKI STATE PRISON | 2013-01-01 → 2013-12-31 |
Deaths attributed during tenure
2 people died at facilities under Jackson, Tracey Catina's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | GARY DWAYNE FELVER | 65 | WILCOX STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment |
| 2026-03-16 | EARNEST SIMS | 44 | WILCOX STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment |
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