Oct 29, 2021 · Alcatraz, located on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay and nicknamed The Rock, opened for business in August 1934, shortly before Capone arrived. It was a federal maximum-security prison,...

Feb 19, 2025 · Al Capone was an American Prohibition-era gangster who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931. In 1931 Capone was indicted for federal income-tax evasion and was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was confined in the Atlanta penitentiary and Alcatraz before being released in 1939.

Mar 25, 2024 · Al Capone served a total of 4 ½ years at Alcatraz. He was suffering from long-term exposure to syphilis, which started to affect his brain, and was transferred to Terminal Island Prison in Southern California for the remainder of his sentence.

Before arriving at Alcatraz, Capone had been a master at manipulating his environment at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. Despite strict convictions from the courts, Capone was always able to persuade his keepers into procuring his every whim, and often dictated his own privileges.

Sep 29, 2020 · Found guilty of tax evasion, Capone headed to an Atlanta prison, where favoritism showed to him by fellow inmates and staff resulted in a transfer to Alcatraz a mere 10 days after the prison...

Aug 17, 2024 · Al Capone, one of America's most notorious gangsters, spent several years at Alcatraz, the infamous island prison. But what really happened during his time there? Known for his criminal empire in Chicago, Capone's life took a dramatic turn when he was transferred to Alcatraz in 1934.

Oct 14, 2009 · Born in 1899 in Brooklyn, New York, to poor immigrant parents, Al Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. In 1920 during the height of Prohibition, Capone’s...

Aug 16, 2024 · Al Capone was transferred to different cells three times while he was incarcerated at Alcatraz. His second cell, pictured here, was cell 181. Although he was noted as a “model prisoner,” his stay at Alcatraz was not without incident.

Oct 27, 2009 · Capone was sent to Alcatraz because his incarceration in Atlanta, Georgia, had allowed him to remain in contact with the outside world and continue to run his criminal operation in Chicago. He...

Sep 16, 2021 · In August of 1934, Al Capone was relocated to America’s newly opened Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary without any formal notice. Upon arrival, the gangster immediately attempted to finesse the prison system, just as he had done in Atlanta.