Community Corner
Corrections Officers File Suit Against Ramsey County, Alleging Racial Discrimination
The case goes back to an incident that happened in the days after George Floyd's death, specifically Derek Chauvin's arrest on May 29.
February 9, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On Tuesday, attorneys representing eight correctional officers filed a new lawsuit against Ramsey County, alleging racial discrimination.
Find out what's happening in Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The case goes back to an incident that happened in the days after George Floyd’s death, specifically Derek Chauvin’s arrest on May 29. That afternoon, Chauvin was held in the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center.
A civil lawsuit now alleges the superintendent of that detention center, Steve Lydon, ordered that his correctional officers of color could not be on the same floor or interact with Chauvin.
Find out what's happening in Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Read more at CBS Minnesota
