Here's the heartbreaking irony of Prison Break. Lincoln—the brother who was actually framed for murder and spent most of the show on death row—outlives Michael, the brother who saved him. Michael Scofield genuinely dies at the end of Season 4 (in The Final Break movie). Michael sacrifices himself by causing an electrical surge that frees Sara from a Miami prison, knowing the surge will kill him.
The show's writing relies heavily on "fake-out" deaths. Characters like Sara Tancredi and Michael Scofield were both "killed off" only to return later. Because Lincoln is the "muscle" of the duo, he is frequently placed in physical peril, leading to numerous scenes where he appears to be fatally wounded before a miraculous recovery in the next episode. Conclusion
Lincoln Burrows was framed for the murder of Terrence Steadman, a crime designed to look like a straightforward assassination. The "Company" (a shadowy government organization) selected Lincoln for this frame-up because he had unintentionally leaked classified information 0.5.2 , making him an easy target to be used as bait to draw out his estranged father, Aldo Burrows, a former Company agent.