Illinois prison guard gets 20 years for inmate beating death

Illinois Prison Guard Gets 20 Years for Inmate Beating Death

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.— A former Illinois state corrections officer was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018. Alex Banta, 31, of Quincy was “caught up in the culture” of silence surrounding violence against inmates but there was no excuse for his treatment of 65-year-old Larry Earvin at Western Illinois Correctional Center, U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough said. In a st…

Illinois prison guard gets 20 years for inmate beating death

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois state corrections officer has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018. U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough said Thursday that 31-year-old Alex Banta of Quincy was “caught up in the culture” that condoned physically assaulting inmates. But she said there was no excuse for his treatment of 65-year-old…

Illinois prison guard gets 20 years for inmate beating death

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- A former state corrections officer was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018.

Illinois prison guard gets 20 years for inmate beating death

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois state corrections officer has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018. U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough said Thursday that 31-year-old Alex Banta of Quincy was “caught up in the culture” that condoned physically assaulting inmates. But she said there was no excuse for his treatment of 65-year-old…

Illinois prison guard gets 20 years for inmate beating death

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A former state corrections officer was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in

Illinois prison guard gets 20 years for inmate beating death

A former state corrections officer has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the beating death of a prison inmate in May 2018