White Minneapolis Cop who Murdered George Floyd Transferred to a “Low Security Prison” in Texas that has a Sand Volleyball Court
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From [HERE] Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was relocated to a federal prison in Texas on Tuesday.
Chauvin, 47, is now being held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring, Texas, a low-security facility, according to the Bureau of Prisons who confirmed the transfer to the Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday.
Said prison is also known as Big Spring FCI. The prison houses male inmates. Outdoor facilities include various sports activities, including:
Softball/Soccer Field
Ten Handball/Racquetball Courts
Quarter-Mile Running Track
Sand Volleyball Court
Horseshoe Pits
Weight Pavilion
Bocce Ball Courts
Intramural Sports Leagues [MORE]
The transfer comes after more than four years since Floyd, 46, died in May 2020 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for over nine minutes as Floyd, a Black man, repeatedly stated he couldn't breathe. The killing, which was captured on video by a bystander, ignited global protests against racial injustice, police brutality and saw a reemergence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Chauvin had previously been incarcerated at FCI Tucson in Arizona, where he was serving a concurrent 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights and a state sentence of 22 and 1/2 years for second-degree murder.
The transfer also comes almost nine months after Chauvin survived a stabbing attack at FCI Tucson, a medium-security prison, in November 2023. He was stabbed 22 times in prison by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant, John Turscak.
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was relocated to a federal prison in Texas on Tuesday.
Chauvin, 47, is now being held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Big Spring, Texas, a low-security facility, according to the Bureau of Prisons who confirmed the transfer to the Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday.
The transfer comes after more than four years since Floyd, 46, died in May 2020 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for over nine minutes as Floyd, a Black man, repeatedly stated he couldn't breathe. The killing, which was captured on video by a bystander, ignited global protests against racial injustice, police brutality and saw a reemergence of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Chauvin had previously been incarcerated at FCI Tucson in Arizona, where he was serving a concurrent 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights and a state sentence of 22 and 1/2 years for second-degree murder.
The transfer also comes almost nine months after Chauvin survived a stabbing attack at FCI Tucson, a medium-security prison, in November 2023. He was stabbed 22 times in prison by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant, John Turscak.
