Factual error: Episode: Bad Blood. When the airport security guard stops to give Sucre a ride, his car has Sinaloa plates on it. Since he works in Ixtapa/Zihuatinejo, it should have Guerrero plates on it. Sinaloa is several hundred miles away.
First Down - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: During the car chase in the beginning of the episode, Bellick's car swerves to avoid hitting a truck as they go over a bridge. The next shot is from in front of the cars, and in the background you can see the bridge and a stretch of road behind it, but the truck has vanished. (00:02:40)
Revealing mistake: When Haywire jumps off the tower, it's obviously a stuntman falling down. And when you see his fall from above, he is falling towards a big drain. But when the scene cuts to the part when he has landed, he's lying on concrete. (00:42:15)
Revealing mistake: In the episode where Scofield, Sucre and T-Bag are driving in Panama, the trees in the background have no leaves - like Autumn/Winter in the US. And even though there of course are trees in Panama which shed their leaves, there is no time of year when all trees are leafless - like in the temperate zones. That shot was definitely not filmed in Panama.
Continuity mistake: This happens in the scene where Lisa is scolding LJ for getting arrested. When LJ says "I don't have a father", he is leaning on the table with his arms crossed. When the shot changes, his arms are uncrossed and in a completely different position. (00:22:25)
Other mistake: The psychologist shows Michael a photo of his family with his Mom, Dad, Michael and Lincoln but Michael never actually met his father when he was young.
Revealing mistake: When Sara crashes into the ATV to save Michael, you can see that the people on the ATV are switched out with crash-dummies.
Continuity mistake: Series 2 - Episode 10. When Sara is to meet Michael at 1681 Butterfield Road Sara looks in the mailbox. She closes the lid, yet the mailbox is seen standing with the lid a bit open. In the next couple of shots the mailbox is completely open, and when they jump in the car and leave, the lid is now closed.
The Message - S2-E15
Factual error: When Fernando Sucre steals the Volkswagen in Sinaloa, Mexico, the license plate on the front begins with F. All Sinaloa passenger plates begin with V. (00:14:10)
Revealing mistake: In the final scene you can see Abruzzi in his cell where they have reused shots from series 1 in Fox River.
And Then There Were 7 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: When chasing LJ through the woods, Quinn's wounds go from his right side to his left side and back. (00:29:10)
Audio problem: Bellick gets shot in the leg and screams but in the brief shot we see his face during the sound, he isn't screaming at all. (00:23:20)
First Down - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: All throughout the car chase, the car Michael and Lincoln are in has a license plate on the front bumper. But after Bellick has forced their car off the road, the car makes a jump before hitting a tree, and while it is in mid-air you can see that the license plate has disappeared. (00:02:50)
Riots, Drills and the Devil: Part 2 - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: This happens during LJ's fight with his mom and step-dad. When LJ says "You got no clue do you?" you can see Lisa's hands on his shoulders trying to calm him down. When the shot changes, Lisa's hands are on her hips. (00:18:45)
English, Fitz or Percy - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Michael is supposed to be in Pope's office holding the support for the Taj Mahal so it didn't come unglued, Abruzzi placed the makeshift key in the lock of the door, allowing Michael to escape to get back with the other inmates. When Michael opens the door and it's unlocked, The Key is in the deadbolt. As he shuts the door behind him, The Key is in the lock of the door knob. (00:23:20)
Continuity mistake: When Sara is being tortured in the bathtub Paul Kellerman receives a call. When we see a brief clip of Sara, her hair is a lot drier than it was a second earlier.
Factual error: When in New Mexico, all the vehicles have license plates on the front. New Mexico only issues one plate, for the rear of the vehicle. Also, at least one of the plates has a Q in the serial. New Mexico only uses Q's on vanity plates.
Photo Finish - S3-E6
Visible crew/equipment: In the opening scene, a cameraman is visible behind Tracy McGrady. (00:00:47)
And Then There Were 7 - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: LJ is dragged into a second room and is facing away from the door. Camera changes and now he is facing the door. (00:13:40)
Answer: Don Self actually worked with Whistler before he died. And Whistler with the bird book actually knew where Scylla was.