Derek Chauvin's federal sentence is to run concurrently with the 22-year state prison sentence he received for George Floyd's murder.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights.
Chauvin, 46, pleaded guilty to the separate federal civil rights charges in December.
He is already serving a 22-year state prison sentence for the on-duty murder of Mr. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man.
The two sentences will run concurrently and Chauvin will now be moved to a federal prison.
But he will almost certainly spend more time behind bars following the sentencing.
His sentence is due to be followed by five years of supervised release.
Chauvin, who is white, was convicted on murder and manslaughter charges in Minnesota for kneeling on Mr. Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes.
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