The True Story Of Scarface

Capone Was One Of Alcatraz’s Notorious Prisoners

Capone started his 11-year sentence for tax invasion in May 1932 at a penitentiary in Atlanta, Ga. Two years later, he and a few other inmates were put on a train and escorted to California where they became one of the first few prisoners at a new prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. The prison was maximum security and built for violent inmates and those who had behavioral problems. Capone was neither violent nor troublesome while stationed in Atlanta, so the government likely chose to send him to Alcatraz as a publicity stunt for its brand new prison.