Henry Pope is the warden of Fox River State Penitentiary and is friendly with Michael Scofield, who puts his structural engineering skills to use constructing a model Taj Mahal for the warden to give to his wife as a 40th anniversary present.Pope thinks of Michael as a decent young man and Michael struggles with needing to use Pope as part of his escape plan. Pope trusts Michael, even leaving him unattended in his office at times.Pope is a decent man who would be horrified if he knew about some of the things going on inside his prison, and the rampant corruption.Background: Pope has been warden at Fox River for 18 years when the series begins. He has been married to his wife, Judith, for 39 years. Pope had an affair decades ago that resulted in a son, Will Clayton. This information is used by people trying to have Michael transferred out of Fox River.