Derek
Chauvin,
the
ex-Minneapolis
police
officer
convicted
of
murdering
George
Floyd,
was
seriously
injured
after
being
stabbed
by
another
inmate
at
the
Federal
Correctional
Institution
(FCI)
in
Tucson,
Arizona.
The
incident
occurred
on
Friday
at
approximately
12:30
p.m.
local
time
within
the
confines
of
the
medium-security
prison.
FCI
Tucson,
known
for
its
security
lapses
and
staffing
shortages,
has
faced
challenges
in
maintaining
a
safe
environment.
The
Bureau
of
Prisons
verified
that
an
incarcerated
individual
was
assaulted,
and
in
response,
prison
employees
contained
the
situation
and
administered
“life-saving
measures”
before
transferring
the
unnamed
assailant
to
a
local
hospital
for
further
treatment
and
evaluation.
The
FBI
has
been
informed
of
the
incident,
and
visiting
privileges
at
the
facility,
housing
around
380
inmates,
have
been
temporarily
suspended.
Fortunately,
no
staff
members
were
injured
during
the
altercation.
Messages
seeking
comments
from
Derek
Chauvin’s
legal
representatives
and
the
FBI
have
been
left
unanswered
as
of
now.
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This
marks
the
second
high-profile
attack
on
a
federal
prisoner
in
the
past
five
months.
In
July,
former
sports
doctor
Larry
Nassar,
notorious
for
sexual
abuse
scandals,
was
stabbed
by
a
fellow
inmate
at
a
federal
penitentiary
in
Florida.
The
incident
involving
Chauvin
is
the
second
major
security
breach
at
the
Tucson
federal
prison
in
just
over
a
year.
In
November
2022,
an
inmate
at
the
facility’s
low-security
prison
camp
attempted
to
shoot
a
visitor
in
the
head.
Fortunately,
the
weapon
misfired,
and
no
injuries
were
reported.
The
recent
stabbing
raises
questions
about
the
safety
and
security
measures
at
federal
prisons,
with
concerns
over
inmate-on-inmate
violence
and
the
effectiveness
of
protective
protocols
within
the
correctional
system.
Authorities
are
expected
to
conduct
a
thorough
investigation
into
the
circumstances
surrounding
the
attack
on
Derek
Chauvin.
Watch
the
video
below.