On the run, he retrieves his severed hand (later replaced by a hook). He’s recaptured and sent back to Fox River, where the inmates he betrayed nearly kill him. He survives but is transferred to a new prison.
T-Bag repeatedly escapes, gets recaptured, and survives through manipulation and brutality. His final fate is permanent incarceration by choice — a dark, fitting end for the character.
He works with the team under a government deal, but eventually escapes capture again. By the end, he’s arrested and sent to Fox River for life without parole — poetic, as it’s where he started.