Haubrich has been on paid leave from the prison since May 2018, watching his salary increase nearly 30% to $96,396. But like Hendricks, Haubrich volunteered nothing about the brutality he had seen because he “was covering the backs of my fellow officers and brothers.” They were unaware that it had continued in the segregation entrance. When state police officers talked to Haubrich, they were focused on rough treatment of Earvin that began in his housing unit. Hendricks has since received a promotion and pay increases totaling nearly 30%. But when asked why he lied to investigators, he admitted: “I didn’t want to tell on my coworker.” Hendricks testified that he was shocked by the violence against Earvin, who was handcuffed behind the back and face down on the ground. Hendricks and Volk were also in the segregation vestibule with Sheffler, Hedden and Banta. His salary has grown 17% to nearly $79,000 even after voluntarily changing to a lower-paying job at Western. Hasten, too, said he “was just scared of the retaliation,” adding that his wife also works at the prison. Since May 2018, Lindsey has been promoted and his salary has increased 42% to $105,756, according to records disclosed by Corrections. When the FBI called in late summer 2018, he lied for “fear of retaliation,” according to his recent testimony. He was among several witnesses who reported seeing Earvin punched, kicked and stomped before motioning to Sheffler through an interior window to stop. Lindsey was in charge of segregation that day and testified he saw Hedden, Sheffler and Banta bring Earvin into the segregation unit’s vestibule, where there are no security cameras.

“You’re part of a brotherhood with everybody out there and you don’t want to be the guy that snitches.” “There’s an unwritten rule, the saying that goes around that ‘Snitches get stitches.,’” Volk testified, explaining his untruthful interview with the Illinois State Police the week following the Earvin incident. The officers whose stories changed only when the investigation intensified were clear about their reasons when testifying under oath at the trials. attorney’s lead prosecutor on the case, said he couldn’t comment on whether there would be further prosecutions. when you have staff that behave like this and there seem to be little or no repercussions.” “It’s really hard to have faith in culture change. “There is a disturbing lack of transparency around staff discipline when it comes to Corrections,”Vollen-Katz said.

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