Three criminals, one prison, and one genius plan to escape. On June 11, 1962 Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers died trying to escape Alcatraz Prison. Known as “the rock,” Alcatraz was almost impossible to escape. Only the worst criminals got sentenced there. Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers died trying to escape from the brutal prison of Alcatraz. The men could not have survived swimming in the San Francisco Bay. The text states that “Men who have tried to escape before had drowned swimming in the frigid waters of the San Francisco Bay.” This reveals that the conditions of the bay were too harsh for anyone to survive. These conditions could have caused the death of the three criminals. Frank and the brothers could have also