"Paramedic Receives 5-Year Prison Sentence for Elijah McClain's Death"

A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain, a rare prosecution of medical responders in a case that has prompted officials to reconsider how people in police custody are treated. The paramedic, along with a fellow paramedic, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide for administering a sedative that led to McClain's death in 2019. The case has raised concerns about gaps in medical procedures for sedating individuals in police custody and has sparked discussions about racial injustice in policing.