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Bracewell, Sheila
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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
Sheila Bracewell has served as Deputy Warden at Whitworth Women's Facility continuously since 2016, following a year in a correction administration role in 2015. GPS records show one death attributed to the facility during her deputy-warden tenure: Rhianna Woods, who died on January 10, 2025. No lawsuits naming Bracewell as a defendant, no intel reports, and no news mentions appear in GPS records.
What Happened on Their Watch
Whitworth Women's Facility — Deputy Warden, 2016–present
Bracewell has held the Deputy Warden role at Whitworth Women's Facility for each salary year on record from 2016 through 2025. GPS records attribute one in-custody death to the facility during her tenure: Rhianna Woods, whose age at death is not recorded in available records, died on January 10, 2025. The cause category is listed as acute respiratory failure/possible drug overdose. No further details about the circumstances — including any investigation findings, medical review outcomes, or family allegations — appear in GPS records at this time. No lawsuits have been filed naming Bracewell as a defendant, and no intel reports or news coverage referencing her or the facility are present in the GPS dataset.
Sources
- GPS records — death record for Rhianna Woods, Whitworth Women's Facility, January 10, 2025
- GPS records — salary and position data for Sheila Bracewell, 2015–2025
Deaths attributed during tenure
1 people died at facilities under Bracewell, Sheila's leadership.
| Date | Decedent | Age | Facility | Role at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-10 | Rhianna Woods | — | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | DEPUTY WARDEN |
Positions Held
| Title | Facility | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2017-01-01 → 2017-12-31 |
| DEPUTY WARDEN | WHITWORTH WOMEN’S FACILITY | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 |
| CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION | 2015-01-01 → 2015-12-31 |
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