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Lincoln Burrows is accused of the murder of Terence Steadmen, the brother of the female Vice President of the US. Lincoln was sentenced to death . Although Lincoln protested his innocence and that he was set up, he was sentenced to the Fox River prison facility to await execution.

Lincoln's brother, Michael Scofield is convinced that Lincoln is innocent and devises an escape plan. He designs a body tattoo that secretly encodes details of the prison facility and has it tattooed on his body. Michael stages a bank robbery, knowing that he will be convicted and sent to Fox River. Once an inmate, he must overcome obstacles, befriend inmates to join his plot and prison staff to be successful in breaking out his brother.

As Michael puts his plan to action inside the prison to save his brother, childhood friend and lawyer, Veronica Donovan works on the outside to uncover the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. She begins to unravel a trail of mysterious incidences that results in her being pursued by covert govt. agents.