Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of George Floyd’s murder, is expected to survive after he was stabbed in prison, the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office said Saturday.
Chauvin was hospitalized Friday following an assault at the medium-security Federal Correctional Institution at Tucson. A law enforcement source with knowledge of the incident said Chauvin was seriously injured in the assault.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons said the incident took place at about 12:30 p.m. and “responding employees initiated life-saving measures for one incarcerated individual.”
I remember a line from Better Call Saul, from Mike, about how a cop’s worst fear is prison. Doesn’t matter if they get one year, five years, or a life sentence - all of it turns out as a death sentence. Hence why corrupt practices will drill in - either someone is a paragon of policework, or they cover up every tiny infraction for chance of ending up there.
Makes me wonder if it’s worth doing something in the vein of military prisons, where we have special prisons for police officers. There’s certainly enough to make it into a business…(and perhaps lead cops to question why prison is a business for us)