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Sep 29, 2020 · In its day, Alcatraz hosted some of America’s most famous lawbreakers; here are some of the most infamous. Inmate #85: Al 'Scarface' Capone
- Aaron Randle
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- The Hopi Nineteen. In 1894, when Alcatraz was still operating as a military prison, the U.S. government arrested 19 Hopi men for refusing to send their children to American assimilation boarding schools almost 1,000 miles away from their reservation in Oraibi, Arizona.
- Frank Lucas Bolt. Little has been documented about Alcatraz’s LGBTQ+ prisoners, but gay men did play a role in the infamous prison. In fact, it was a queer man, Frank Lucas Bolt, who served as the prison’s first official inmate.
- Al Capone. For notorious Chicago-based mobster Al Capone, doing hard time before Alcatraz was rarely that hard. During earlier stints in Atlanta and other prisons, Capone had recruited guards to work on his payroll and enjoyed special privileges—from home-cooked meals and cushy bedding to unlimited access to the warden.
- Robert Stroud, a.k.a. the 'Bird Man' of Alcatraz. By the time Robert Stroud was transferred to Alcatraz in 1942, he had already established himself as one of the most dangerous—and notorious—prisoners in America, with a rap sheet already decades long.
Sep 23, 2021 · Who is the most famous inmate at Alcatraz? Notorious gangster Al Capone tops our list. Capone spent four-and-a-half years at Alcatraz and continued to run his illegal operations behind bars by buying off the prison guards.
- Alfred E. Neuman
This is a list of notable inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. An inmate register reveals that there were 1576 prisoners in total which were held at Alcatraz during its time as a Federal Penitentiary, between 1934 and 1963, although figures reported have varied and some have stated it to be 1557.
- John And Clarence Anglin. #1476 And #1485. When the Anglin brothers turned to crime, they tried not to hurt anybody. When they robbed a business, they chose a time when the business was closed so that no one would get hurt.
- James ‘Whitey’ Bulger. #1428. For “Whitey” Bulger, his crimes before Alcatraz were just the beginning. Convicted of armed robbery, his first long-term prison sentence was at the Atlanta Penitentiary, where he volunteered for MKULTRA, an experimental CIA drug program.
- Morton Sobell. #996. Morton Sobell, along with Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, was convicted on espionage charges. The jury believed all three had supplied a Russian secret agent with classified information on nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
- Robert Stroud. #594. Robert Stroud became famous when Hollywood made a movie called The Birdman of Alcatraz. In the film, he was portrayed as a kind, gentle soul who raised birds in his cell.
Famous Inmates. While several well-known criminals, such as Al Capone, George "Machine-Gun" Kelly, Alvin Karpis (the first "Public Enemy #1"), and Arthur "Doc" Barker did time on Alcatraz, most of the 1,576 prisoners incarcerated there were not well-known gangsters, but prisoners who refused to conform to the rules and regulations at other ...
Jan 24, 2013 · Alcatraz served as a federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963. During that time the island prison in San Francisco Bay housed many of America's most notorious inmates. Here they are, a rogues' gallery of Alcatraz's ten most infamous prisoners... Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (1899-1947)
