Richie Hanlon - Character Overview

Character Overview

Prisoner #98H462. Convicted June 3, 1998 - Possession and distribution of a controlled substance. Sentence: Eight years, up for parole in five. Convicted in 1998 of two counts of Murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. Death sentence overturned.

A former drug dealer, he is imprisoned when one of his customers accidentally overdoses. Because he is gay, the Aryan Brotherhood members routinely rape him, thinking he likes it. He is later murdered upon release from death row.

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