The prison breaks and escapes were pivotal plot points in the show, driving the characters' actions and storyline developments.
| Character | Prison | Status | Verified? | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Fox River | Recaptured later | Yes | | Lincoln Burrows | Fox River | Recaptured later | Yes | | Fernando Sucre | Fox River | Recaptured | Yes | | T-Bag | Fox River | On the run | Yes | | C-Note | Fox River | Surrendered | Yes | | Tweener | Fox River | Recaptured | Yes | | John Abruzzi | Fox River | Killed | Yes | | Haywire | Fox River | Killed | Yes | | Charles Westmoreland | Fox River | Died inside | No | | James Whistler | Sona | Killed later | Yes | | Sara Tancredi | Miami Hold | Successful | Yes | | Michael Scofield | Ogygia | Successful | Yes | who escapes in prison break verified
In Season 3, Michael is thrown into Sona, a brutal Panamanian prison with no walls—only a rooftop and armed guards. Escaping Sona is presented as nearly impossible. Many characters try; few succeed. The prison breaks and escapes were pivotal plot
And when the knock finally came on the day the press learned of the escape, it was a stranger delivering a small package: an old harmonica, wrapped in oilcloth, with a note inside that read only, VERIFIED — and then, beneath it, in a different hand: SAFE. Escaping Sona is presented as nearly impossible
famously tattooed the prison blueprints on his body to guide this specific group over the walls.
The original and most famous group to escape from Fox River State Penitentiary. Michael Scofield