Alcatraz Prison/Shutterstock In 1940 ... Alcatraz was known for housing some of the most notorious criminals, including Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Robert Franklin Stroud (the ...

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 ...

Many former prisons around the world have been turned into museums that anyone can visit today. There’s so much to learn from ...

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 ...

The true story of three inmates who attempt a daring escape from the infamous prison, Alcatraz Island ... which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once by three inmates ...

after Al got out of Alcatraz, he often came up to Mercer to visit Ralph. “It would make sense that this would be of a safe haven, as opposed to Chicago,” Neuman said. Capone's doings in the ...