Post-sentencing, Derek Chauvin was transferred to a prison with more white inmates and fewer convicted murderers

• Derek Chauvin was moved to a prison with more white offenders and fewer convicted murderers.
• Chauvin is among 34 inmates serving homicide sentences at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at St. Cloud.
• The prison is located about an hour and 19 minute drive away from where Chauvin killed George Floyd.
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Derek Chauvin has been moved to a prison that houses more white inmates and fewer convicted murderers following his sentencing, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Chauvin, 45, was sentenced Friday to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. He was previously held at the maximum security Minnesota Correctional Facility at Oak Park Heights, where he was living apart from the general population of the prison in the Administrative Control Unit.

Court documents show that following his sentencing hearing, Chauvin was assigned to the Minnesota Correctional Facility at St. Cloud, a lower-security facility where inmates across the state are brought in to be assessed after sentencing. Their photos and finger prints are taken and they are given an evaluation, according to Prison Pro, a website that gathers information and resources for US prisons.

While many inmates at St. Cloud are assigned to another prison after their arrival, some remain there to serve out their sentence.

The St. Cloud facility has a greater share of white inmates

As of Monday, the facility at St. Cloud housed 607 inmates, 57% of whom are white, according to prison data. Chauvin is among 34 convicted murderers at St. Cloud, the data shows. The average inmate at the facility convicted of homicide is serving around 18 years, which is 4.5 years less than Chauvin's commitment.

The St. Cloud prison is located about an hour and 19 minute drive away from the Minneapolis neighborhood where Chauvin killed Floyd. The Oak Park Heights prison where Chauvin was previously held is located about 40 minutes from the scene of the murder.

Oak Park Heights is currently housing 341 inmates, just under 40% of whom identify as white, according to the prison's data. Of those prisoners, 276 are serving sentences for homicide.

Chauvin was convicted of killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck and back for more than 9 minutes as he begged for his life. His sentence of 22.5 years is higher than the average sentence of 12.5 years for the average first-time offender charged with the same crime. A judge found that aggravating factors at the time of Floyd's death called for the upward departure from sentencing guidelines.

Minnesota inmates must serve a minimum of two-thirds of their sentence, meaning Chauvin could be released in 15 years.