Greg Penders

Greg Penders is a character at HBO drama Oz played by John Lurie.

Character Overview

"Prisoner 97P528. Convicted May 7, 1997. Criminally negligent homicide. Sentence: 17 years, up for parole in nine."

Greg Penders is in Oz for accidentally shooting a man he was initally going to threaten. Mostly harmless, Penders is an inmate who's always trying to take advantage of situations. He's first introduced at Season 4, in solitary.

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After killing John Basil at Unit J, Clayton Hughes is moved to the solitary. Crazy, Hughes attacked CO Travis Smith and took the solitary over. Penders suggested that Hughes should use Smith as a human-shield. By this idea, Penders is released from his cell by Hughes. Leo Glynn entered in the solitary and convinced Hughes to stop. When they are going to hug themselves, Hughes pulls a knife. Penders attacked Hughes, saving Glynn's life, but killing Hughes.

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When the problem with the air ducts was discovered, all of the inmates in solitary had been sent to Emerald City. Penders, along with fellow inmates Miguel Alvarez and Augustus Hill were assigned to Alicia Hinden's dog training program. He was assigned to a dog named Chester. While in Emerald City, Chester defecated on the floor. CO Len Lopresti ordered Penders to clean it up, but he refused. Angered, Lopresti threw Penders on the floor, shoving his face in the dog shit. Angry, Penders ordered Chester to attack Lopresti. The dog bit Lopresti, tearing his throat. Penders was again thrown in solitary.

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The Solitary Evaluation came, and Penders freedom from the solitary was denied. Some time later, Claire Howell found Penders really sick in his cell as Carlos Martinez. In the hospital, Penders discovers that he and Omar White were sick because of the toxic fumes in the solitary air ducts. With problems on his stomach, Penders decided to sue the State.