He is the most notorious member of the Fox River Eight , and a major villain of the series. Theodore Bagwell was born on 10 July According to Bellick , his father had sexually assaulted his Down syndrome-afflicted sister , who later gave birth to Theodore. Ever since his childhood, Bagwell was constantly in and out of jail, often did vandalism and torturing animals.
While in fourth grade, he attempted to set his teacher's house on fire and was sentenced to juvenile hall. During this time, he became a member of the Alliance for Purity , a fictional white supremacist group. In , T-Bag slept with a waitress, the result of which was David Martin. Before incarceration, Bagwell eluded the authorities and pursued a relationship with a single mother named Susan Hollander , who had two children of her own from a previous marriage.
To Susan and her children, he presented himself as a charming and polite man, and the whole Hollander family adored him. Upon seeing that he was a wanted murderer and rapist on the television show America's Most Wanted , she notified the police.
Bagwell was sentenced to life in prison for six counts each of kidnapping, rape and murder at Donaldson Prison in Alabama. T-Bag quickly became the leader of the Alliance for Purity inside Donaldson. Under his leadership, the gang became so powerful inside the prison that the warden disbanded it and sent T-Bag to Fox River. Upon seeing that there were no Alliance for Purity members at Fox River, he started a new chapter of the gang; its growth granted him significant influence within the prison.
He has no qualms about seeking sexual gratification from other inmates, often preying upon younger men. During a race riot, his "special friend" was amongst those who were fatally wounded. T-Bag as a prisoner, confronted by Abruzzi. During a second riot, T-Bag learns of Michael's hole in the wall while in Michael and Sucre's cell and threatens to tell the other inmates if Michael and the others don't include him in their escape.
