#97B412 Tobias Beecher, covicted 5 July 1997 (Lee Tergesen)
Driving Under the Influence
Vehicular Manslaughter (His victim was 12-year-old Cathy Rockwell.)
Sentence: 15 years, eligible for parole in 4
Sponsor: Dino Ortolani; Podmates: Simon Adebisi, then Vernon Schillinger
Married to Genevieve (who's divorcing him); 3 kids (Holly, Aaron, baby). Works as Sister Pete's assistant. Was a litigator, automatically disbarred upon felony convictions. Tried to help O'Reilly with his appeal.
#97S444 Kareem Said (born Goodson Truman), convicted 6 June 1997 (Eamonn Walker)
Arson in the Second Degree (blew up a white-owned warehouse)
Sentence: 18 years, eligible for parole in 5
An author/activist, he's the Imam of Em City's Muslims. He served as Tizzi Ouzou's spiritual advisor on Death Row.
He almost died from a heart attack & high blood pressure; for a while, he wouldn't take any medication. The doctor prescribed Losartin & then Kalem for his condition.
#96C382 Dino Ortolani, convicted 12 December 1996 (Jon Seda)
Murder in the First Degree
Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Sentence: Life without the Possibility of Parole
Married to Gintare, 2 kids (5-yr-old daughter & 3-yr-old son). Podmate: Joey D'Angelo (Goodfella Mike G.). Ran the kitchen then was transferred to the AIDS ward after his 3rd fight relating to a homosexual encounter. Fiercly loyal to the godfather Nino Schibetta. Killed AIDS patient Emilio Sanchez; as punishment he was beaten, put in the hole, & sedated with 4 mg Lorazipam. While he was out, Johnny Post paid off hacks to let him in the hole & torched Ortolani.
#95H522 Augustus Hill, convicted 6 November 1995 (Harold Perrineau)
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Murder in the Second Degree
Sentence: Life Imprisonment; eligible for parole in 20
The narrator of the series. Wheelchair-bound after being thrown from a roof while being arrested.
#97K186 Jefferson Keane (changed to Tizzi Ouzou), convicted 14 May 1997 (Leon)
Murder in the First Degree, 2 counts
Sentence: Life without the Possibility of Parole
Murder in the First Degree (after imprisoned)
Sentence: Death; prisoner chose Lethal Injection
Led the gangbangers for a while. Married pregnant girlfriend Mavis Woodson by proxy. Brother Billy Keane also a prisoner. After Billy was sent to County Hospital's ICU following his fight with Ortolani, Keane (along with O'Reilly) ordered Post to kill Ortolani. Following Post's murder, he gave up the gangster life for Muslim faith; changed his name to Tizzi Ouzou. Tried to stay strong, but in a moment of anger he killed inmate Julio Martinez (in self-defense in a fight arranged by O'Reilly & videotaped by the hacks). While on death row he received a 30-day stay of execution so he could donate a kidney to his sister Grace.
#95S604 Nino Schibetta, convicted 12 December 1995 (Tony Musante)
Conspiracy to Commit Murder
Sentence: 120 years; eligible for parole in 70
A mafia godfather, he continues to run things inside Em City. While his wife Angela was dying of cancer, he wouldn't accept McManus' offer to let him visit her in exchange for not avenging Ortolani's murder; she died. Joey D'Angelo was his right-hand man until his unfortunate "accident" in the kitchen. Recently extended his hand to O'Reilly, a former enemy.
#97P904 Ryan O'Reilly, convicted 12 July 1997 (Dean Winters)
Vehicular Manslaughter, 2 counts
Reckless Endangerment, 5 counts
Possession of a Controlled Substance
Criminal Possession of a Weapon
Parole Violation
Sentence: Life Imprisonment; eligible for parole in 12
Sponsor: Vern Schillinger. In tight with hacks, especially Healy. Arranged the hits on Dino Ortolani (who shot him & killed his friend), Johnny Post (who killed Ortolani), Jefferson Keane (who ordered the Ortolani hit & could've ratted on O'Reilly), & Joey D'Angelo (who didn't die; O'Reilly wanted to be Schibetta's new right-hand man). Has Beecher working on his hopeless appeal. Attends anger management classes, mass (a St. Pat's boy), confession (so he can sneak a smoke afterwards), & drug counselling (used both heroin & marijuana). He's been reading travel brochures since his imprisonment. When paroled, he wants to go to the Morogora jungle in Africa (with Sister Pete).
#97W566 Kenneth "Kenny" Wangler, convicted 6 July 1997
Murder in the First Degree
Sentence: 20 years; eligible for parole in 6
16 years old but tried as an adult. Tried to become a Muslim, but then joined Keane & Adebisi.
He beat up Rebadow for his box of cookies & sent the old man to the hospital.
#97A413 Miguel Alvarez, convicted 3 February 1997 (Kirk Acevedo)
Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree
Sentence: 15 years; eligible for parole in 2
Upon his arrival, he was stabbed in the chest by another inmate. Father Eduardo & grandfather Ricardo are inmates. Pregnant girlfriend Maritza, arrested together, gave birth to their son at Parker Women's Correctional Facility. The baby had severe liver damage due to his mother's prenatal drug use. Miguel thought God was punishing him for his pride/vanity/boasting, so he mutilated his face & hands to bargain for his son; the baby died.
#97L641 Richard L'Italien, convicted 3 April 1997 (Eric Roberts)
Murder in the First Degree
Sentence: Death by Lethal Injection
A serial killer; he was sentenced to die for 1 murder, then confessed to Warden Glynn several more the day before his execution.
#94P442 Ronald Pokelwaldt, convicted 8 March 1994 (Brian Tarantina)
Arson in the Second Degree (torched a firehouse)
Sentence: 25 years; eligible for parole in 10
A former speed addict, he's been clean for a year. He ratted to Glynn & McManus about drugs inside Em City. When O'Reilly ratted him out as being the Healy snitch, the hacks nearly killed him.
Paul Markstram (O.L. Duke)
An undercover narc. He got in tight with Keane, Adebisi, & Wangler. When he was discovered by Schibetta to be the rat, he was hanged in the gym to make it look like a suicide. Glynn told McManus at first that he was Markstram's cousin so that Tim would admit him to Em City. Tim was angry that Glynn lied to him.
To keep the pressure off Schibetta, Van Harris copped to killing Paul Markstram.
#97R518 Scott Ross, convicted 4 June 1997 (Stephen Gevedon)
Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, third conviction
Sentence: Life Imprisonment without the Possibility of Parole
Sponsor - Mark Mack; Ross is old friends with Schillinger. He used to ride with Wittelsie's ex-husband Glenn. He convinced her to smuggle in a carton of contraband cigarettes a day for him.
#45M242 Whitney Munson, convicted 7 March 1945 (Richard Hamilton)
Murder in the First Degree
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance
Sentence: 110 years; eligible for parole in 60.
He was an opium (then anything he could get his hands on) addict. He quit using seven times in 52 years; this final time, he's been clean for 5 years/3 months/6 days.
#43A515 Ricardo Alvarez, convicted 3 March 1943 (Tomas Milian)
Armed Robbery
Sentence: 20 years
Convicted 6 June 1961, Murder in the First Degree
Sentence: Life without the Possibility of Parole; placed in solitary confinement. He was placed there because he cut out the heart of the Haitian inmate who cut out his son Eduardo's tongue. He got grandson Miguel to accept his parental responsibility.
He has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. He's being cared for by Eduardo & Miguel, now orderlies in the prison hospital.
#97V588 Jackson Vayhue, convicted 17 August 1997 (Rick Fox)
Attempted Rape
Assault in the First Degree
Sentence: 12 years; eligible for parole in 5.
He's a former NBA hotshot. Sponsor: Augustus Hill
A drug addict; he coerced Hill into drug use again.
#97M688 Husseini Murshaw (born James Monroe Madison), convicted 11 August 1997 (Roger Guenveur Smith)
Attempted Murder
Assault in the First Degree
Sentence: 20 years; eligible for parole in 3.
Sponsor & podmate: Kareem Said. Murshaw was convicted of a hate crime in the attempted murder of Hassidic Jews outside their synagogue. He's a militant Muslim & believes that Said is not a good leader. When Said had his heart attack, Murshaw left him to die. The other Muslims shunned him when Said was released from the prison hospital. He was removed to gen pop & tried to warn McManus & Glynn of the upcoming riot, but they didn't believe him. He ended up committing suicide in his cell by slitting his throat.
#97G404 Donald Groves, convicted 3 July 1997 (Sean Whitesell)
Murder in the First Degree, 2 counts
Sentence: Life without the Possibility of Parole
He killed his parents with a ballpene hammer while they were watching television. He ate his mother but was saving Dad for Thanksgiving.
Convicted 21 August 1997, Murder in the First Degree in the Death of a Correctional Officer
Sentence: Death
As is his right in their state, he got to choose his method of execution. He chose death by firing squad.
He killed Officer Lawrence Smith (who was posthumously awarded the Fleischman Medal of Honor for service to the state). Groves decided to kill Warden Glynn after listening to Said, but Smith got in the way.
While in his death row cell, he was beaten by the guards & smashed his head repeatedly against the wall while they watched.
The day before his execution, he tried to overdose on pills. Dr. Nathan saved him, and his execution was only delayed by a few hours.
Loretta Smith, Larry's mom, visited Groves in his cell. She forgave him. He wanted his final words to be written down by Father Ray & given to Mrs. Smith, but the intercom went haywire while he was making his statement.
#97D403 Eugene Dobbins, convicted 18 August 1997
Murder in the Second Degree
Sentence: 22 years; eligible for parole in 8.
He stabbed a fellow musician while at an audition with the bow from his cello.
A dedicated musician, McManus gave him permission to practice in the cafeteria one hour every day.
Hill liked his playing so much that he arranged for another prisoner to jam with him on trumpet.
He stored his cello in Father Ray's office. After noticing that Hill was spending more time with Dobbins than with him, Vayhue broke into the office & smashed the cello to bits. He was so upset about it that he spends all his days in front of the t.v. set.
Dobbins was shanked in the abdomen several times at the beginning of the riot.
#92S110 Vernon Schillinger, convicted 21 October 1997 (J.K. Simmons)
Aggrevated Assault in the First Degree
Sentence: 8 years; eligible for parole in 5.
Vern almost fatally beat the black man who tried to sell his two sons drugs.
He used Beecher as his prag until Beecher snapped. When Beecher smashed the glass wall with his chair, he lost an eye & must now wear a patch (My dad says he looks like Adolf Eichmann).
He was transferred temporarily to gen pop after his release from County Hospital, but was put back in Em City with buddy Scott Ross.
He works in the mail room.
#65R814 Robert Rebadow, convicted 9 September 1965 (George Morfogen)
Murder in the First Degree
Sentence: Death, commuted to Life
Architect (contractor?); killed client at a business lunch by stabbing him in the throat with his table knife.
Rebadow has the ability to "talk with God", but he doesn't always like it. He knows things about the other inmates that he couldn't possibly have known.
He was beaten up by Wangler for his box of goodies. While in the prison hospital, he tried to escape, but failed. Since his return, he doesn't leave his pod & hasn't reported to work at the prison factory in 3 days.
#93A234 Simon Adebisi, convicted 2 May 1993 (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)
Murder in the First Degree
Sentence: Life without the Possibility of Parole
He decapitated an undercover police officer in a field with a sabre.
He & O'Reilly conspired to get rid of Schibetta so they could take over his operation.
Adebisi is now the leader of the Homeboys after Jefferson Keane's conversion & execution.
He works in the kitchen under O'Reilly. He is strung out on any kind of drug he can find. He has a penchant for stealing watches.
Johnny Post (Tim McAdams)- small-time drug dealer; torched Ortolani. Murdered by Schibetta's henchmen in a prison utility closet (His male organ & fingers were severed & there were multiple stab wounds to the heart. His male organ was shoved in his mouth after death; then it was put in a box in Keane's pod.) Billy Keane (Derrick Simmons)
