My Brother Lincoln Burrows: A Prison Case Study

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It all began with my brother Lincoln Burrows. Not long ago, he has been accused of killing Terrance Steadman, who is the brother of the vice president of the united states. For this reason, Burrows has been incarcerated in Fox River, the highest security protected penitentiary in Illinois and he is sentenced to a death role penalty for such a crime. They talked about his crime day-after-day on the news and TV. Meanwhile, Veronica his ex-girlfriend is fighting hard for the court to drop charges against Burrows. But this came to no avail and at this point it seemed that there is no way out for Burrows but to suffer for his first degree crime.
All court appeal for my brother did not work so I had to take a different route other than the legal
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However, he constructed it poorly and asked that I help him make the structure stable. Pope had immense respect for me as a structural engineer and counted on me to make his design secured. Working on his Taj Mahal project every day, I built a strong relationship with him. This would be another opportunity that would aid further my escape plans. One night after church service, I met Lincoln who was chained on hands and feet with security guards around him. Though we could not talk to each other, I could tell his eyes were filed with surprise as he stares at me and walk pass. After a long day of work, we finally met. This would be the first time I would talk to my brother since I came to prison. Burrows curiously asked why I came to prison. With no hesitation I answered him that I am breaking out of prison with him. He stood up from the chair he sat on and stared at me straight in the face with his eyes widely opened as if there was something wrong with me. It is not possible he said. Making sure no one was within sight, I took of my shirt and revealed my body tattoo to him. He gazed at it intently as he moved around me. My Body tattoo convinced him of our possible escape

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