Failed Escapes
While the Anglin brothers served time at Atlanta Penitentiary, they attempted escape many times but never actually succeeded. If they couldn’t pull off an escape from Atlanta Penitentiary, officials were certain that they would never manage to do so from “The Rock”. There they met the other two members of the group that would become the infamous gang who executed the “Grand Escape from Alcatraz.”
Low Profiles
Even though they were on the most heavily guarded prison in the country, the guards paid less attention to a bunch of bank robbers. On the island there were serial killers and murderers; a few bank robbers were seen as petty criminals in comparison.