The entire first season focuses on Michael’s elaborate plan to break them out. Having hidden the prison's blueprints in a full-body tattoo, he navigates the complex social hierarchy of the prison, forming alliances with inmates like the mob boss John Abruzzi and the psychopath Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell, while trying to stay one step ahead of the warden and the guards.
: It allows Michael to navigate the prison without carrying physical maps, making it one of the most clever plot devices in television history. The entire first season focuses on Michael’s elaborate