Clayton Hughes
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Clayton Hughes is a character played by Seth Gilliam on the HBO dramatic series Oz, which takes place in an experimental prison unit. He started out as a corrections officer. Warden Glynn did not want Clayton to work in Oz. The main reason was that Clayton's father, Samuel Hughes, was murdered in Oz. It was later revealed that Samuel Hughes died because of Warden Glynn's mistake as a C.O.
Clayton was much too soft to be a C.O., being overpowered and bringing in a taser. Another time Clayton accidentally hit Officer Wittlesey in front of Ryan O'Reilly, giving her stitches. The inmates do not respect him and are not threatened by him. Clayton has a lot of family issues, many of those originating from his father's death and his mom's dislike of the prison.
While Hughes struggled with his familial issues and lack of authoratative capability, he was approached by Simon Adebisi. Adebisi established a common link with Hughes, claiming that his father, too, was killed in the very same prison (in reference to Jara). In conversation, Adebisi alludes to caucasians being to blame for his father's death, and that African-Americans must seek communion in their struggles against their common adversary. This sparked a sense of purpose in Hughes, which allowed him to direct his hatred towards Governor Devlin. After being fired by Warden Glyn, Hughes left a semi-automatic pistol in Adebisi's cell.
After fully going out of control, Clayton becomes a prisoner after trying to assassinate the governor. He is a very troubled person who has been watched over by Warden Leo Glynn growing up. Glynn and Clayton's father Sam were best friends and C.O.s working at the same time when an inmate killed Sam. When in Oz, Clayton loses his mind, confined to solitary after killing Johnny Basil in a fit of rage, and is killed after trying to assassinate Glynn.
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