Like many Indian reservations, Alcatraz had no modern facilities or fertile soil. The federal prison had closed six ... for every juicy detail. When Al Capone headed there in 1934, the San ...

On October 17, 1931, Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison, and fined tens ... privileges denied other prisoners, to Alcatraz. Capone was a good prisoner, but ...

US: “Break the rules and you go to prison. Break the prison rules ... The most famous of all was one Al “Scarface” Capone who had been convicted of tax evasion. Others were George “Machine ...

On October 17, 1931, Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion, sentenced to 11 years in prison, and fined tens ... privileges denied other prisoners, to Alcatraz. Capone was a good prisoner, but ...

Today is the 82 nd anniversary of the reporting to Alcatraz Prison of one of its most memorable residents; Al Capone. Capone was sent to prison for income tax evasion; in other words, it was a ...

Standing atop a 22-acre island off the coast of San Francisco, California, lies Alcatraz, a now unused prison that once held notorious individuals such as Al Capone, George "Machine-Gun" Kelly ...