Lincoln was sentenced to death for Terrence Steadman's murder, a crime he did not commit. He was transferred to Fox River State Penitentiary until his execution.
Prison Break character |
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Lincoln Burrows |
Role |
Prisoner/Fugitive |
Current status |
Active |
Crime |
First Degree murder |
Sentence |
Death by electrocution |
First appearance |
Pilot (1x01) |
Episode count |
35 |
Portrayed by |
Dominic Purcell, Max Kirsch (young Lincoln), Hunter Jablonski (young Lincoln) |
Lincoln Burrows played by Dominic Purcell, is a protagonist of the Fox television series Prison Break. The younger versions of Lincoln are played by Max Kirsch and Hunter Jablonski. Lincoln's brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) incarcerates himself into prison in order to help Lincoln escape from his death sentence.
After their mother's death, Lincoln became Michael's guardian. Lincoln dropped out of Morgan Park High School during his sophomore year and began his life of crime. Prior to being convicted for the murder of the Vice President's brother, he had been convicted of theft, criminal damage to property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and battery.[1] He and Lisa Rix had a son together, Lincoln Burrows, Jr. (L.J.) (Marshall Allman).
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
When Michael was 18, Lincoln borrowed $90,000 to pay for Michael's university education, telling him that it was his half of his mother's life insurance. There really was no life insurance and this money was the start of the events which ultimately led to Lincoln being sentenced to death. This was revealed in the flashback episode, "Brother's Keeper".