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1. www.history.com › news › al-capone-alcatrazHow Al Capone Spent His Time in Alcatraz | HISTORY

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   Oct 29, 2021 · Learn how the notorious gangster spent his time in the federal prison, reading books, playing instruments and composing songs. Find out how he coped with his syphilis, his low profile and his attackers at The Rock.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Al-CaponeAl Capone | Biography, Life, Death, Alcatraz, Syphilis ...

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   May 6, 2024 · Al Capone, 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.

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   • After leaving school at age 14, Al Capone worked as a candy store clerk, a bowling alley pinboy, an ammunition plant labourer, and a book bindery c...
   • Al Capone was a gangster who served aspiring New York mobsters Frankie Yale and Johnny Torrio. Capone was sent to Chicago and helped Torrio rid the...
   • Chicago’s most infamous Prohibition-era crime boss, Al Capone is best known for his violence and ruthlessness in his elimination of his rivals. The...
   • Al Capone died of cardiac arrest in 1947, but his decline began earlier. After his transfer to Alcatraz prison, his mental and physical condition d...

4. theculturetrip.com › north-america › usaHere's What Al Capone's Jail Time at Alcatraz Was Like

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Learn about the notorious gangster Al Capone, who served time at Alcatraz for tax evasion from 1934 to 1939. Discover how he lived, worked, and was attacked at the toughest prison in the U.S.A.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Al_CaponeAl Capone - Wikipedia

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   Cell 181 in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary where Capone was imprisoned Mug shot of Capone at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, 1934 Capone was sent to Atlanta U.S. Penitentiary in May 1932, aged 33. Upon his arrival at Atlanta, Capone was officially diagnosed with syphilis and gonorrhea .

7. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › letter-tellsThis Letter Tells What Al Capone Was Up to in Alcatraz

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   Sep 26, 2016 · Learn how the notorious gangster spent his days in the maximum-security prison on Alcatraz Island, playing instruments, sports and writing songs. A rare letter from Capone to his son reveals his musical talents and family advice.

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   Where did Al Capone go to prison?

   • FBI/U.S. Bureau of Prisons In 1934, one of America’s most notorious prisoners, gangster Al Capone, was carted off from an Atlanta penitentiary to the United States’ most cutting-edge prison: a maximum-security prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

   This Letter Tells What Al Capone Was Up to in Alcatraz

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   Was Al Capone the Renaissance man of Alcatraz?

   • It would be a stretch to say that Al Capone was the Renaissance man of Alcatraz, but he appears to have lived up to his promise to mend his evil ways—at least temporarily. Alcatraz, located on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay and nicknamed The Rock, opened for business in August 1934, shortly before Capone arrived.

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   Was Al Capone a prisoner?

   • But when he arrived at Alcatraz in late August of 1934, Alphonse “Al” Capone took on a more humbling name: Prisoner 85. As Prisoner 85, Al Capone led a very different life from his freewheeling days at the top of the Chicago rackets. He became a serious reader, a musician and a composer.

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   What is Al Capone best known for?

   • How did Al Capone die? Al Capone (born January 17, 1899, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 25, 1947, Palm Island, Miami Beach, Florida) was an American Prohibition-era gangster, who dominated organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931 and became perhaps the most famous gangster in the United States.

   Al Capone | Biography, Life, Death, Alcatraz, Syphilis, & Facts

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