Miguel Alvarez - Statistics

Name: Miguel Alvarez Number: 97A413 Convicted: Febuary 3, 1997 Charge: Assault with a deadly weapon, criminal mischief in the 2nd degree. Sentence: 15 years Up For Parole: 2 years Gang Affiliation: The Latinos Allies: The Latinos Enemies: The Wiseguys

Season 1

Miguel, who started his stay in Oz as a smart ass kid learned some valuable lessons by way of Father Mukada. Miguel was always conceited. He loved to show off and brag about his looks, but when his baby was born with bad kidneys, he thought it was God's way of getting back at him for being vain. Miguel stabbed himself in the hand and sliced his own face. Miguel thought that by taking away his beauty, God would let his child live. His child died. Miguel's grandfather and father are both prisoners in Oz. His grandfather Ricardo Alvarez is serving life in solitary confinement for cutting out he heart of an inmate who cut out the tongue of his son (Miguel's father). Miguel became the leader of The Latinos by the end of Season 1.

Season 2

When Warden Glynn's daughter was raped by a group of Latinos, the Warden took out his frustration on Alvarez. Alvarez learned the identity of the rapist and his bragging was overheard by Richard Hanlon who told the Warden. The Warden and Alvarez ended up having a punch out and Alvarez was put in the hole. Alvarez received offers from Peter Schibetta to kill Adebisi, and offers from Adebisi to kill Schibetta- he declined both offers. Miguel lost his place as leader of The Latinos to El Cid, who rejected Alvarez as a Latino saying Miguel is "too white". El Cid started calling Alvarez "Michael" (English for Miguel). Alvarez asked El Cid what he can do to prove himself to him and El Cid told Miguel to take out the eyes of a C.O who was a former member of a rival gang. Miguel tossed the issue around for quite some time and found it to be no-win situation. If he takes out Officer Rivera's eyes, the hacks are gonna beat him down and put him in solitary confinement, and if he doesn't do it, El Cid is gonna kill him. Miguel finally cut out Rivera's eyes and hid in Father Mukada's office. The hacks eventually found Miguel, beat him down, and put him in soliatary confinement...possibly for the remainder of his life.

Season 3

Since Alvarez plucked out a C.O's eyes, the other C.Os "forget" to feed him. Alvarez has been living on his own piss and excrement. The prison hospital is now owned by Weigert;a company that wants to cut down on excess treatment so they won't allow Dr. Nathan to provide Alvarez with anti-depressants anymore even though she explained Miguel is a threat to himself. Father Mukada tried to sneak Miguel a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and was attacked by Miguel. The C.Os beat Miguel badly. Miguel made his shirt into a noose and hanged himself. Dr. Nathan was able to save Miguel's life, and Miguel was very disappointed when he found out he wasn't dead. After the suicide attempt, Sister Pete gets permission for Miguel to participate in a victim/offender program which will allow him to return to Em City. Although Miguel opens up some, his meetings with Rivera yield little success. Meanwhile, Miguel's release from solitary is met by suspicion from El Cid , Guerra and Ricardo. Still desperate to prove his loyalty, Miguel becomes their boxer and promptly loses his first match. When El Cid, Guerra and Ricardo are busted for holding drugs, Miguel narrowly escapes. But once they get out, they believe Miguel set them up. Ricardo and Gierra attempt to murder Miguel, but their plan backfires, and Miguel ends up killing Ricardo instead. Back in solitary, Miguel immediately confesses to Warden Glynn that Ricardo, who's now dead, was his daughter's rapist.

Season 4

To help improve the conditions of Solitary, a one-hour rec time was created. It was cut short when William Giles stabbed Luis Beviloqua and Alvarez. In the hospital, Alvarez met Agamemnan Busmalis, and the two escaped in a tunnel Busmalis had dug. Alvarez was re-captured at the border to Mexico. He offered to Glynn that he return to Emerald City and be his informer. Glynn accepted, and Alvarez returned to the news that Hernandez is dead and Enrique Morales runs El Norte. Alvarez got into another fight, though, and returned to Solitary once again.