Dicky Jackson transported to save his son. Got life without parole. Released 12/01/2016
Jackson worked for his father until he purchased his own truck at age 27 and continued to work in the trucking industry until his incarceration. He says that he began taking speed when he was 17 in order to stay awake during long trips.
Jackson's two-year-old son was diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, a rare immunodeficiency disease. Doctors determined that a bone marrow transplant was required to save his life,
According to Jackson, the family’s insurance company terminated their coverage because a payment was late. Jackson says that on his $20,000 a year income he had no way to manage the $250,000 bone marrow transplant and $4000 per month for ongoing treatment.
Jackson decided to utilize the family business to transport drugs to California and back in order to make the money necessary. He says he transported the drugs in his truck on a monthly basis for about one year. The supplier testified against Jackson, claiming that he was the ringleader of the conspiracy, in exchange for which the supplier was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Jackson was convicted of conspiracy to distribute meth and possession of an unregistered firearm and was sentenced to life without parole.
Jackson says he speaks with his mother, three children, and three grandchildren every two or three days. After he lost his last appeal, he says he divorced his wife to allow her to get on with her life. “It’s like someone dying but not being put to rest, that’s what happened to my family. I would rather have had a death sentence than a life sentence. It’s just an ongoing misery for everyone…. I wish it were over, even if it meant I were dead.”
Read full story at ACLU Special Report. A Living Death: Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses.
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