Description: Captain Bellick passed the Correctional Officer Exam the autumn after he graduated high school and has been at Fox River Penitentiary ever since. In that time, he has slowly and steadily climbed up the C.O. ranks.

Three years ago, despite several claims of inmate abuse (none of which could ever be corroborated), Bellick was promoted to the position of captain, the highest rank a C.O. can earn. His duties included: aiding in the transportation of death row inmates to the electric chair, supervising Fox River¡¯s prison industries program and overseeing the day-to-day operations of all the inmates in general population.

Captain Bellick¡¯s practices were called into question, however, after The Fox River Eight escaped on his watch. His job with the Department of Corrections was swiftly terminated the following day, leaving Bellick to ponder what the future held for him. Looking for revenge, Bellick teamed with former Fox River C.O. Roy Geary to track down the eight escapees and take Westmoreland¡¯s five million as well as collect the reward money being offered on each of the con¡¯s heads.

Bellick and Geary caught up with Westmoreland¡¯s loot and T-Bag in Kansas but after they acquired it, Geary double crossed Bellick and took the money. T-Bag later caught up with Geary and killed him, then framed Bellick for the murder. Bellick soon found himself back at Fox River, now in Gen Pop, alone and miserable.