Complex sentence: Stripped of his badge and innocence, Crews was given a life sentence, where he suffered horribly, (as whenever a police officer is sent to prison) the prisoners were eager to beat him regularly and brutally.
Split into simpler sentences: Stripped of his badge and innocence, Crews was given a life sentence, where he suffered horribly. Because he was a police officer, the prisoners were eager to beat him regularly and brutally.