Kept away from former officer Chauvin

Kept away from former officer Chauvin

Several corrections officers where former Minneapolis police officer Chauvin is being held say they were briefly barred from Chauvin's floor.

They said it was because of their skin color being different from Chauvin's.

BRIEFLY BARRED FROM CHAUVIN'SFLOOR.THE EIGHT GUARDS SAY - IT WASALL BECAUSE OF THEIR SKINCOLOR.CHAUVIN, WHO IS WHITE, KNELT ONFLOYD'S NECK, A BLACK MAN, FORNEARLY NINE MINUTES DURING ANARREST IN MINNEAPOLIS...WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO FLOYD'SDEATH.THE CORRECTIONS FACILITY SAID -IT REVERSED THE DECISION WITHINAN HOUR-- BUT EIGHT EMPLOYEESINVOLVED SAY - THEY WERE"DEEPLY HUMILIATED" BY WHATTHEY CALL "THE SEGREGATIONORDER." THEY HAVE FILEDDISCRIMINATION CHARGES WITH THEMINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HUMANRIGHTS.ANOTHER PASSENGER ESCORTED OFF