Tom Polinsky

"You gotta keep my daughter safe. Please."

Tom Polinsky is an unwilling accomplice of Dale Shavers, and later an accomplice of Patrick Butler. He appeared in Lockdown.

Background
Polinsky got a job as a prison guard at the Reagan Federal Penitentiary, and he took his job seriously and ethically. In his personal life, he had a daughter, who he cared a lot about. One night, while looking for another guard, Keith Rivers, Polinsky accidentally stumbled upon him, his boss Dale Shavers, and several other guards standing upon the body of Devon White, a new inmate. Nearby was another inmate, bank robber Patrick Butler, who had been forced to beat Devon by Shavers, although the death was an accident. Polinsky was forced to help dispose of Devon's body, then was confronted by Shavers, who threatened to kill his daughter if he talked. As a result, he stayed silent about the whole ordeal. However, he became ambivalent and began assisting Butler and several other inmates in killing people connected to Shavers and his gang, including Rivers. Because he wasn't a killer, Polinsky only provided the inmates with keys.

Appearances

 * Season Ten
 * Lockdown