Michael is a well-educated, white-collar architect who earns a good salary and lives in a fancy apartment. But from the beginning of the series, he has his mind set on going to prison. To that end, he got a tattoo and robbed a bank with a gun in his hand. After firing a few shots in the air, Michael surrenders and completely abandons his defense in court. He made only one request of the judge, to find the nearest prison to Chicago to serve his sentence. The judge, impressed by his clean record and affable appearance, agreed. So he and his brother Lincoln were locked up in the same place, Fox River Prison. His brother Lincoln has been locked up at Fox River for a while and is due to be executed in a month for the murder of the vice president's brother. Convinced of Lincoln's innocence, Michael has 30 days to get Lincoln out of prison ......
Now TV critics find that too much repetitive praise has left them speechless, unable to find fresh commentary on Prison Break. Prison Break, presumably, has done the best job of succeeding that a new show can do.