is swapping his tough state prison cell for a more modern federal facility, after he was sentenced on federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights.Chauvin, 46, agreed in December to plead guilty to the federal charges on the condition that he be transferred from state prison to a federal site, which would be safer for him and significantly more pleasant. On Thursday, the judge handed him a 21 year sentence.The nearest maximum security prison is in Thomson, Illinois - only 60 miles from his mother's home in Iowa. Chauvin could be taken to a maximum security site - at least initially - for his own safety.
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