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Inmate Dies In The Escambia County Main Jail
June 12, 2017
An Escambia County Main Jail inmate died at the facility Sunday.
Johnny Ben Tillman, a 51-year-old male from Mobile, was pronounced dead at 12:58 p.m. by EMS staff. Jail Medical Director and Certifying Physician Dr. Paul Henning stated the manner of death was natural causes.
Tillman was arrested November 17, 2014, and charged with probation violation. He had been housed in the Escambia County Jail infirmary since May 15 when he was brought back to the Escambia County Jail from Florida State Hospital. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was notified and is investigating as is standard procedure.
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3 Responses to “Inmate Dies In The Escambia County Main Jail”
I worked with a guy that had liver cancer. He spent every paycheck on food and rent. He walked to work and had no transportation. But he didn’t sit on the streets with a “IM HOMELESS” sign. He had no health care. So he decided to rob a bank and without a weapon. Got caught and went to prison. Another coworker stayed in contact with him and he passed 2 years after he started serving his 7 year sentence. Sad that people feel they need to commit a crime in order to live a better life. Then we have the useless living in our prisons that need taken out of there. Lethal injection or chair.
It may state that Mr. Tillman died of natural causes, but I guarantee you he was suffering from an illness that no one knew about. PTSD, Stress, Depression – all three can kill and no one will ever know you have it but yourself.
Lots of inmates have serious possibly end-of-life illnesses and/or diseases when they are taken into custodial care.
Some even have been known to commit crimes in order to get into jail or prison in order to have health care and be off the streets when there is no family to help them.
Prayers going out the family of Mr. Tillman. I also pray for a good clean investigation into his passing.