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Records: Lying officers unpunished in 2018 inmate death

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Larry Earvin, a former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling, Ill. Three former Illinois prison guards face life behind bars after the 2018 fatal beating of the 65-year-old inmate in a case marked by the unpunished lies of other correctional officers who continue to get pay raises, records obtained by The Associated Press and court documents show. (Illinois Department of Corrections via AP, File) FILE - Former Illinois Correctional Lt. Todd Sheffler returns to federal court in Springfield, Ill., on April 21, 2022. Three former Illinois prison guards, including Sheffler, face life behind bars after the 2018 fatal beating of Western Illinois Correctional Center inmate Larry Earvin in a case marked by the unpunished lies of other correctional officers who continue to get pay raises, records obtained by The Associated Press and court documents show. (AP Photo/John O'Connor, File)