Derek Chauvin (Credit: RAMSEY COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER)
Several correctional officers of color at a Minnesota county jail reported that they were barred from guarding prisoner Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd.
The officers stated in the complaint that they were sent to a separate floor upon Chauvin’s arrival to the Ramsey County jail.
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One of the acting sergeants, who is Black, stated that he “understood that the decision to segregate us had been made because we could not be trusted to carry out our work responsibilities professionally around the high-profile inmate — solely because of the color of our skin.
George Floyd (Credit: Floyd family)
The supervisor told investigators that the decision to swap the correctional officers was made to “protect and support” the minority officers upon learning of Chauvin’s imminent arrival to the jail.
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The attorney for the eight officers, Bonnie Smith, said that such decisions in the future must not be based on race or color.
