Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd, spent his first night in custody Tuesday as he awaits sentencing... then he'll spend the majority of his time in his prison cell.
Chauvin, 45, is being held in the Minnesota Department of Corrections Oak Park Heights facility in Stillwater, the state's only maximum-security facility. He remains on "administrative segregation" status for his safety and is assigned to the prison's administrative control unit, a Department of Corrections spokesperson told Fox News.
"Administrative segregation is used when someone’s presence in the general population is a safety concern," the spokesperson said. "It’s unknown how long he will be there."
As of Wednesday, there were 41 inmates in the ACU and all cells and monitored by cameras with corrections officers making rounds at least every 30 minutes. The facility has a total of 349 inmates, as of Wednesday. Most are serving sentences for homicide, assault and sexual criminal misconduct, in addition to other offenses, according to a Daily Inmate Report.
Chauvin is being housed in a cell by himself and will not have contact with other inmates, officials said. Items allowed in ACU cells include clothing, footwear, towels, bedding, writing paper and pen as well... (Read more)
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