Character Overview
Prisoner #01R289. Convicted January 11, 2001 - Murder in the first degree, seven counts of attempted murder. Sentence: Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Redding is an African-American man who has spent his entire life in the ghetto and learned every survival skill the hard way. He took care of his family since the age of ten shining shoes, shooting dice, doing a little bit of whatever was necessary to survive. He served in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1970 and expanded his killing skills while overseas. After his discharge in 1970, he became a heroin user and dealer who rose to control the drug trade on the ghetto streets as a ruthless authoritarian. It was here that he introduced to fellow inmate Augustus Hill into the world of drugs. Redding was best friends with Augustus' father and mother, the latter of whom Redding had an unrequited love for. When Augustus's father died during the war, his dying wish was for Burr to take care of Augustus. Redding's teaching of the drug business however led to Augustus' eventual incarceration. He served in multiple prisons over his lifetime and is accustomed to jail better than most any new inmate as he states to the staff upon his arrival.
The character quickly becomes the leader of the Homeboys, Oz's Black drug dealers, upon his arrival following the death of Adebisi. He is a ruthless, highly experienced leader with no qualms about violence and who never hesitates to perform murders himself.
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