Despite reports to the contrary, prison administrators claimed that their most high-profile prisoner received no special treatment. Capone worked hard and observed every rule, and earned his two months off for good behavior.
Capone was released from Eastern State on March 17, Toward the end of the following year, he was found guilty of tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison. In , his physician and a Baltimore psychiatrist, after examination, both concluded Capone then had the mentality of a year-old child, according to the FBI. Capone lived on Palm Island with his wife and immediate family until his death due to a stroke and pneumonia on January 25, He was initially arrested in Philadelphia by local cops for carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to a year behind bars.
After he was released in he was then tried and convicted for an outstanding contempt of court issue which dated back to During this time federal Treasury agents had been gathering evidence that Capone had failed to pay his income taxes. Capone is thought to have contracted syphilis in his late teens as his son was born with the disease in Capone was injected with mercury during his time at the notorious Alcatraz prison, San Francisco , as an experimental treatment for syphilis in the s - causing his mental health to deteriorate.
Every year the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon challenges athletes to do what was once deemed impossible—swim from the island to the shores of San Francisco. Alphonse Gabriel Capone, a. Scarface a nickname given after a fight, when his face was sliced with a blade , was destined to become an Alcatraz inmate.
His life of crime started as a child, when he ran with street gangs. At 20, he moved to Chicago, a town he quickly became the boss of. To offset this, Al Capone would give back to the community regularly. He was idolized by many, but others wanted to see him behind bars.
Capone lived a life of crime, committing everything from bootlegging to murder. So what was it that got him sent to the toughest prison in the U. Tax evasion. In , Al Capone was tried and convicted of not paying taxes, in an effort by authorities to finally put him behind bars for a long time. Sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, he first served time at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. But, it was decided that he needed reforming, so was transferred to Alcatraz on August 22, , with the first group of inmates to stay on The Rock.
Inmate AZ 85 was 35 years old. He immediately tried to assert his dominance and bribe his way to control. Johnston believed that having good food would keep inmates from rioting. Three meals were served a day, and prisoners could get more servings if they finished their previous plate. One inmate was kept in each cell, which was safer.
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