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Two BOP Employees Charged with Violating Civil Rights Resulting in Inmate’s Death
A federal grand jury indicted two Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees on charges of violating the civil rights of an inmate by showing deliberate indifference to the inmate’s serious medical needs, resulting in his death.
Lieutenant Shronda Covington, 47, of Chesterfield, and Registered Nurse Tonya Farley, 52, of Chesterfield, were on duty and working in their official capacities at the Federal Correctional Institution at Petersburg, Virginia on January 9, 2021.
According to the indictment, Covington and Farley each willfully failed to ensure that the inmate, identified as W.W., was provided with necessary medical care, leading to W.W.’s death, despite knowing he had serious medical needs.
Covington is also charged with making false statements to federal agents about the incident, while Farley is charged with writing a false report about the incident.
The civil rights charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison, while the false report charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and each false statement charge carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison.
A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The case was investigated by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Garnett and Special Litigation Counsel Kathryn E. Gilbert and Trial Attorney Matthew Tannenbaum of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section.
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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