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Jackson, Tracey Catina
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Profile written May 31, 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 spent over a decade as a behavioral health counselor in Georgia Department of Corrections facilities, advancing from part-time instructor at Pulaski State Prison in 2013 to Behavioral Health Counselor Supervisor by 2019. In March 2026, she was promoted to Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Wilcox State Prison. GPS records attribute one death to her facility-leader tenure — Earnest Sims, a 44-year-old man who died on the very day Jackson assumed the deputy warden role. No lawsuits have been filed against Jackson in connection with her GDC positions.What happened on their watch
Jackson’s only facility-level leadership posting began March 16, 2026, at Wilcox State Prison. That same day, Earnest Sims died at the facility. GPS records list the death under cause category 6; no further details about the circumstances are available. No guards or staff have been publicly accused of wrongdoing in Sims’ death.During Jackson’s tenure, an unverified public Facebook post in May 2026 alleged that Wilcox State Prison under Warden Micheal Thomas had repeatedly locked down inmate movement so senior staff — including the deputy warden of care and treatment — could hold on‑clock gatherings on state property. The same source claimed that basic inmate supplies such as toothbrushes, undergarments, and towels had not been issued for roughly a year. Separately, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in May 2026 that a U.S. Department of Justice investigation had found Georgia’s prisons — including Wilcox — were plagued by gang‑driven violence and sexual assault. That systemic finding overlapped Jackson’s tenure; however, the most prominent recent death at Wilcox, the killing of Dominique Cole in September 2025, occurred months before she arrived.
No lawsuits name Jackson as a defendant, and GPS intelligence records show no intel reports or incidents directly implicating her in misconduct.
Litigation
No lawsuits naming Tracey Catina Jackson as a defendant appear in Georgia Prisoners’ Speak records.Sources
- GPS structured personnel records — career postings, death count, and death attributes for Earnest Sims at Wilcox State Prison
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — report on DOJ findings of violence and sexual assault in Georgia prisons, referencing Wilcox State Prison, and on inmate Dominique Cole’s death (2025) with allegations of gang‑tied guards (May 2026)
- Facebook public post (unverified) — allegations of lockdowns for staff gatherings and lapses in inmate supplies at Wilcox State Prison (May 2026)
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
1 people died at facilities under Jackson, Tracey Catina's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | EARNEST SIMS | 44 | WILCOX STATE PRISON | Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment |
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