Prison Break

A brilliant structural engineer deliberately lands himself in the same prison as his death-row brother so he can break them both out of a conspiracy-rigged sentence. Prison Break follows Michael Scofield, a meticulous structural engineer who studies every corridor and schedule of Fox River State Penitentiary after his brother Lincoln Burrows is convicted of murdering the Vice President's brother and sent to death row. Convinced Lincoln is innocent and the target of a larger political frame-up, Michael commits an armed robbery on purpose so he will be sentenced to the same facility. Once inside he begins recruiting unlikely allies among inmates and staff while hiding an elaborate escape blueprint tattooed across his torso. Lincoln struggles with despair and the ticking execution clock as Michael quietly maps guard rotations, tunnels, and weak points. Early episodes establish the brothers'
