County Jail Allegedly Segregated Employees From Incarcerated Officer Involved In George Floyd’s Death To Help Curb ‘Racialized Trauma’

The Ramsey County Jail allegedly segregated minority employees, barring them from visiting the fifth floor of the jail, in order to help protect them from the potential “racialized trauma” associated with holding Derek Chauvin, a former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. 

The Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported that the eight employees have filed a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights alleging discrimination. According to Bonnie Smith, an attorney who represents the employees, the employees were told that their skin color made them a “liability.”