Doing Time

by Nicole Phoenix

This is the first in my Tales From Lardner series. It follow a younger Vern Schillinger through a four year term in Lardner State Correctional (the other prison they speak of on the show.) Doing Time recaps his first two weeks.

1. Disclaimer and Vern Bio circa 1976

Disclaimer- OZ, Lardner, Chris Keller and Vern Schillinger are property of HBO and Tom Fontana.

They owned all legal rights to these properties.

Prisoner #76S660

Vernon Joseph Schillinger

Convicted January 13, 1976

Assault with a deadly weapon

Sentence: Four years; up for parole in two.

DOB: March 23, 1955

Group Affiliation: Aryan Brotherhood

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 180 lbs

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Blonde

Tattoos: Lighting bolts on each bicep.

An eagle holding a sphere with a swastika inside on his chest.

Parents: Herrick and Emma Schillinger

Siblings: Greta Schillinger

Herrick Schillinger Jr.

Lance Schillinger

Miles Schillinger

About Vern:

Circa 1976, Vern is an normal guy, (considering he was ever normal!) He left home at seventeen to escape his father, Herrick. He enlisted in the Marines, which is where he stays until a few weeks before the beginning of Doing Time takes place.