Thomas Glenn Jackson, Sr.

Missouri Department of Corrections — Jefferson City, MO

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch July 3, 1983

Age 62

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Correctional Officer Thomas Jackson was stabbed to death when he was attacked by three inmates during a prison riot at the Moberly Correctional Center. A team of six officers had gone into a common area to subdue a group of prisoners who had become drunk on homemade alcohol in B Wing of 2 House. Three of the prisoners attacked Officer Jackson and repeatedly stabbed him in the chest and eyes with a shank. The prisoner who held Officer Jackson so the other two could stab him was sentenced to death and executed on March 10th, 1999. The other two were convicted of Officer Jackson's murder and sentenced to life. One was paroled in 2004. Officer Jackson was a United States Coast Guard WWII veteran and served with the Missouri Department of Corrections for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and children.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Correctional Officer Jackson gave the Missouri Department of Corrections 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Missouri Department of Corrections

Location Jefferson City, MO

Platform Identity mdcorr.cole.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1983

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 62

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Shank

Offender Executed in 1999

Military Service

Thomas Glenn Jackson, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Correctional Officer Thomas Glenn Jackson, Sr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Missouri Department of Corrections, 9 of 20 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 45% of this agency's fallen.

Missouri Department of Corrections

of 20 officers

45% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious