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Jackson, Tracey Catina
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Profile written July 12, 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’s career within the Georgia Department of Corrections spans over a decade, progressing from a part-time instructor at Pulaski State Prison in 2013 through a series of behavioral health counselor and supervisory roles, to her current appointment as Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment at Wilcox State Prison, a position she assumed on March 16, 2026. GPS records attribute a total of one death to a facility-leadership tenure held by Jackson.The single death attributed to her watch occurred at Wilcox State Prison on her very first day in the deputy warden role. The cause and manner of death for the 44-year-old decedent, Earnest Sims, remain pending investigation by the county coroner. No lawsuits naming Jackson as a defendant are present in the available records.
What happened on their watch
Wilcox State Prison (Deputy Warden of Care and Treatment, March 2026–present): On March 16, 2026, the same day Jackson started her tenure, Earnest Sims died at the facility. According to a coroner’s record, the cause of death is still pending investigation as of July 2026, with notes referencing “smoking strips” and a seizure onset. Separately, a public Facebook post cited by GPS alleges that under the facility’s leadership, inmate movement is locked down for on-clock staff gatherings and that the routine issuance of basic supplies like undergarments and hygiene items has lapsed for roughly a year, though inmates were recently issued new uniforms. The post speculates, without providing evidence, that staff gatherings might be funded from the inmate benefit fund. Broader reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has documented a history of violence at Wilcox State Prison, including a prior allegation that officials failed to recognize an inmate’s mental health condition before he was found hanging in solitary confinement, and an inmate’s claim that guards at the facility were tied to gangs.Dooly State Prison (Behavioral Health Counselor Supervisor, 2020): Jackson held a supervisory counseling role at Dooly State Prison during the 2020 calendar year. No deaths are attributed to her tenure at this facility. However, Dooly became the site of severe and well-documented systemic breakdowns in later years following her departure. Subsequent GPS intelligence reports and news accounts detail chronic, dangerous understaffing—housing units with no officer present for entire shifts—while the facility operated at more than double its design capacity. This period saw a cascade of gang-related mass altercations, stabbings, and homicides, alongside allegations of medical neglect, a corrections cadet smuggling hundreds of grams of methamphetamine, and an inmate running a phone-fraud scheme from inside the prison that he claimed staff were aware of.
Sources
- GPS records — personnel position history and death attribution data
- Coroner record for Earnest Sims, case 2026-0316-15 (Wilcox Co. Coroner Janice B. Brown)
- Facebook (public post) — allegation regarding staff gatherings and supply lapses at Wilcox State Prison
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution — reporting on systemic violence, homicide, and medical neglect in Georgia prisons, including prior incidents at Wilcox and Dooly State Prisons
- WALB / Wesh.com / News-journalonline.com — reporting on Abraham Rivas phone-fraud scheme at Dooly State Prison
- WGXA — reporting on gang-related fights and a corrections officer smuggling methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison
- Georgia Public Broadcasting — allegation of medical neglect contributing to a death at Dooly State Prison
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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