Al Capone was a very popular gangster who had five kids; one boy and four girls. Al Capone was a criminal and went to prison numerous times. He had a normal childhood with rough times here and there. The soon-to-be criminal went to a normal public school like any other kid. Al may have looked and sounded normal, but in the end he became a criminal. Al had an average childhood life. He was in a family of nine children and his two parents. He also had two sisters and six other brothers. he also had two poor immigrant parents. Capone went to a public school, but school was hard for him. Al was expelled from school when he was 14 years of age. He went to a Catholic institution but was expelled because he lost his temper with his teacher. She hit him and he hit her back. When Al was a kid there were very few indications that he would venture into world of crime. Capone as a kid didn't seem like a criminal. However, looks can be deceiving. When he got older he brutally assaulted a low-level member of a rival gang and left him for dead. Capone started out as a normal kid, but in the end he came known to the criminal life. …show more content…
He spent 10 months in Philadelphia prison in 1929. He was put in prison after being convicted of possessing a concealed handgun. He was also sentenced to 11 years in prison on October 17th, and was sentenced a week later to 11 years in federal prison. He was fined $50,000 plus $7,692 for court cost, and was held liable for $215,000 plus interest due on his back taxes. He also had a hard time with his health conditions. He also survived brain surgery for a disease but was left partially deaf. Al also had congenital syphilis, a serious mastoid infection. Even though Al was a criminal with some problems, he still had a family including a wife and five