Carl Jenkins (Oz)
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Carl Jenkins, played by Joshua Harto
Joshua Harto
Joshua Denver Harto is an American actor, television writer and television producer.He has guest starred in a number of notable television series, including American Dreams, Carnivàle, Crossing Jordan, JAG, Strangers with Candy, The Practice, Cold Case and more...

, is an inmate on the HBO drama Oz
Oz (TV series)
Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...

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Season 4 Part II

A young white inmate, he is told that he will be let into the Aryan Brotherhood
The Aryan Brotherhood in Oz
The Aryan Brotherhood in the TV series Oz is a gang of white supremacist inmates led by Vernon Schillinger.-Overview:The Aryans of Oz are a loosely organized gang of white supremacist inmates. As a minority, the Caucasian-American prisoners of the gang mostly come from criminal backgrounds already...

 by his current protector James Robson if he kills Muslim inmate Kareem Said
Kareem Said
Kareem Saïd is a character played by British actor Eamonn Walker on the American television show Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #97S444. Convicted June 6, 1997 - Arson in the second degree. Sentence: 18 years, eligible for parole in five...

. Robson also tells him that if he fails, the Aryans will allow the Black inmates to turn him into their sex slave. In the cafeteria lunch line Jenkins attempts to shank Said but instead kills Leroy Tidd
Leroy Tidd
Leroy Tidd is a fictional character on the series Oz, an African American inmate played by Jacques Smith.-Character overview:Prisoner #00T255. Convicted May 10, 2000 - Armed robbery, reckless endangerment. Sentence: 20 years, eligible for parole in 12.Imprisoned for armed robbery and running over a...

 who dies putting himself in Said's way. This death angers Said who realizes that Robson had this planned out. As Jenkins is awaiting trial for murder, Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier
Jeremiah Cloutier
Reverend Jeremiah Cloutier is a fictional character on the HBO prison drama Oz, portrayed by Luke Perry.-Character overview:Prisoner #00C966. Convicted December 27, 2000 - Embezzlement and petty larceny. Sentence: nine years, up for parole in five....

 at the request of Said convinces Jenkins to confess that he murdered Tidd at Robson's orders as a means of saving himself and convicting the Aryans. Warden Glynn
Warden Leo Glynn
Leo Glynn is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz. He is the warden of the Oswald state correctional facility-Character overview:...

 gladly informs Robson that Jenkins gave him up and Robson will likely receive a death sentence. Aryan leader Vernon Schillinger
Vernon Schillinger
Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character, played by American actor J. K. Simmons, on the HBO series Oz.-Character overview:Prisoner #92S110. Convicted October 21, 1992 – Aggravated assault in the first degree. Sentence: Eight years, eligible for parole in five...

 hears about this, and while delivering mail to solitary confinement where Jenkins is residing, delivers him a message from the Aryans. The message is a series of pictures that show Blacks who have been lynched with a note reading "Nigger Lover." Fearing that the Aryans' revenge on him, Jenkins hangs himself. With no proof that Robson was involved in the murder of Tidd, no charges are laid. Robson taunts Said who, infuriated, snaps and severely beats Robson.
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