INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously
injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.The attack happened at the
Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson, a medium-security prison that has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages
The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.The Bureau of
Prisons confirmed that an incarcerated person was assaulted at FCI Tucson at around 12:30 p.m
did not name, was taken to a hospital for further treatment and evaluation.No employees were injured and the FBI was notified, the Bureau of
In July, disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed by a fellow inmate at a federal penitentiary in Florida.It is also the second
major incident at the Tucson federal prison in a little over a year
brutality and racism.Three other former officers who were at the scene received lesser state and federal sentences for their roles in
annual budget of about $8 billion.AP reporting has revealed rampant sexual abuse and other criminal conduct by staff, dozens of escapes,
chronic violence, deaths and severe staffing shortages that have hampered responses to emergencies, including inmate assaults and
suicides.Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters was brought in last year to reform the crisis-plagued agency
problematic prisons and beef up internal affairs investigations
This month, she told a House Judiciary subcommittee that hiring had improved and that new hires were outpacing retirements and other
departures.But Peters has also irritated lawmakers who said she reneged on her promise to be candid and open with them
In September, senators scolded her for forcing them to wait more than a year for answers to written questions and for claiming that she
