What's happened
Former Aurora police officer Randy Roedema, 41, was sentenced to 14 months in jail for his role in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who was not suspected of any crime when police roughly restrained him and paramedics injected him with a powerful sedative.
Why it matters
The sentencing of the former police officer for his role in the death of Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man, has sparked calls for police reform and highlighted issues of racial injustice in policing.
What the papers say
The New York Times and The Independent provide detailed accounts of the sentencing and the events leading up to it, while The Times and AP News offer concise summaries of the sentencing and the background of the case.
How we got here
The case gained renewed interest following mass protests against police brutality after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
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Elijah Jovan McClain was a 23-year-old African-American massage therapist from Aurora, Colorado, who died following an encounter with the police while walking home on August 24, 2019.