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Al Capone's 'Alcatraz: The Rock'

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Alcatraz was a super prison also known as “the rock”. This place was home to the most wanted prisoners, was always locked, and all guards made sure that prisoners were doing what they were supposed to be doing. In Alcatraz there were hundreds of prisoners who were most wanted. One of these prisoners was Al Capone. Al Capone was known for having the most illegal bars in America. So he was sent to Alcatraz for life. Another prisoner was Robert “the birdman” Stroud. Alcatraz was always locked to be sure that prisoners didn’t get out. Only some prisoners were able to escape. But no one new what happened to the people who escaped. In Alcatraz the guards where always on high alert to make sure that the prisoners were in the building. And in their
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After being kicked out he eventually found Johnny Torrio who would change Al Capone’s life forever. He helped Jonny run drugs to woman to anything illegal. During one of his escapades Capone met another gangster who was from the opposite side of town who cut Capone’s left cheek and left a long scar. Which eventually he got his name Scarface. Torrio Eventually moved to Chicago to run a whorehouse in 1909.

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Capone finally appeared before the court on the reset date and as he left “he was arrested by agents for contempt of court, an offense for which the penalty could be one year in prison and a $1000 fine. He posted $5000 bond and was released” (“Capone, Al”). It took four seizures before he finally quit crime and left Chicago. Next, Capone was arrested, but for concealed carry and he went down with his bodyguard on May 17, 1929 and was released nine months later to the day (“Capone, Al”). Again Capone was arrested on February 28, 1931 and again it was for contempt of court, although this time the “charge was subsequently dismissed” (“Al Capone”).

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