Shelia Jackson, who died in the Escambia County Jail infirmary on Wednesday, Jan. 21, may have suffered from AIDS. We reviewed her case file at the Clerk of Courts offices today. Ms. Jackson did have a case worker from Project Aids Care.
There is a 12/23/08 memo to Judge Nobles from her PAC case manager about Ms. Jackson:
“Her health is fragile and I hope that her punishment will not be incarceration. If there is any alternative for her, please consider it.”
The same case manager sent an email to Jackson’s public defender, Paul John Hamlin:
“She has multiple diagnoses, both physical and mental. I am concerned that she has not heard from you as her court date is very near. I fail to see how she can receive legal representation without conferring with her attorney.”