Jarod Young

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Jarod Young
Biographical Information
Full Name	Jarod Young
Sex	Male
Job	Corrections Officer Head of Recreation (formerly)
Status	Alive
Prison Information
Show Information
Actor	Branden Wellington
Season	S6-S7
Count	14
First	Who Knows Better Than I
Last	Here's Where We Get Off

Jarod Young is a Corrections Officer at Litchfield Maximum Security Penitentiary. He is portrayed by Branden Wellington.

Personality

Young is one of the nicer guards. He is moral and does not participate in Fantasy inmate, calling it a "slave auction" He gets mad at Luschek for trying to justify it. He is very professional at his job, following all protocols and not letting inmates get to him.

He is professional, always following procedure and standing up for inmates when COs are treating them as variables in Fantasy Inmate, making Copeland put Carol in AdSeg.

Physical Appearance

Young is a man of African-American heritage, with a trimmed beard and a tall height of 6'2". 

Biography

Season Six

He is seen cleaning up after being promoted above Head of Recreation. He criticises Luschek for participating in Fantasy inmate. ("State of the Uterus")

Later, he is seen taking D-Block into laundry.

He searches Piper's bunk with Blake ("Gordons")

He later is on duty when Copeland finds a note that there is going to be a hit on Carol. She wants to see how it plays out but he states they need to do protocol. He sends Carol to AdSeg. ("Well This Took a Dark Turn") Much to his dismay, he is selected by Linda to be the guard featured in MCC's rebranding video. After Maria attempts to leave, he stops her saying that if he has to go through this, so does he. ("Double Trouble")

Trivia

• Young is at least one of the guards to be seen running to break up the fight between Aleida and Daya Diaz, but it is never revealed if he stopped it.

Appearances

Orange Is the New Black: Season Six
"Who Knows Better Than I":	"Shitstorm Coming":	"Look Out for Number One":	"I'm the Talking Ass":	"Mischief Mischief":	"State of the Uterus":	"Changing Winds":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent
"Gordons":	"Break the String":	"Chocolate Chip Nookie":	"Well This Took a Dark Turn":	"Double Trouble":	"Be Free":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears	Appears

Orange Is the New Black: Season Seven
"Beginning of the End":	"Just Desserts":	"And Brown Is the New Orange":	"How to Do Life":	"Minority Deport":	"Trapped in an Elevator":	"Me as Well":
Absent	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Baker's Dozen":	"The Hidey Hole":	"The Thirteenth":	"God Bless America":	"The Big House":	"Here's Where We Get Off":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears