The Justice Dept. inspector general has launched an investigation into the death of a federal inmate who lost consciousness after corrections officers pepper-sprayed him at a New York detention center.
In a statement Thursday, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office is investigating the circumstances surrounding Floyd’s death.New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson said her office is investigating Floyd's death.
"We will complete a thorough, independent investigation firmly rooted in science and medicine," Sampson said.with COVID-19 outbreaks that have claimed the lives of 72 inmates and one staffer. Floyd’s death did not appear to be related to the coronavirus, the bureau said. He had arrived at the federal detention facility on Oct. 30, 2019.
The nation’s federal detention facilities have been placed on lockdown amid the unrest over the death ofFloyd was serving a 15-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him of burglary and other charges in connection with a violent home invasion in Long Island, N.Y. in 2007. State prison records show he was locked up at Sing Sing prison prior to arriving at the Brooklyn facility.
It wasn’t immediately clear why he was moved to a federal detention center. His mother said he was “under the protection of the federal government.”An FBI spokesman declined comment and referred questions to the Bureau of Prisons.Julia Ainsley is a correspondent covering the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice for the NBC News Investigative Unit.
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