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Al Capone: Alcatraz Island
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Al Capone was known as a generous gangster because he gave to the needy and helped the elderly and he loved kids. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. He served his prison sentence on Alcatraz Island. He died on January 25,1947 of a cardiac arrest. Some say it was actually syphilis that he contracted from a whorehouse. He was buried in Chicago but later his body was removed and transported to cook county, Illinois.
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In May 1932, Capone was sent to Atlanta, the toughest of the federal prisons, to begin his eleven-year sentence. Even in prison Capone took control, obtaining special privileges from the authorities such as furnishing his cell with a mirror, typewriter, rugs, and a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Because word spread that Capone had taken over in Atlanta, he was sent to Alcatraz. There were no other outfit members in Alcatraz, and security was so tight that he had no knowledge of the outside world. He was unable to control anyone or anything and could not buy influence or friends. In an attempt to earn time off for good behavior, Capone became the ideal prisoner and refused to participate in prisoner rebellions or strikes.
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Many of the Alcatraz prisoners went insane and Capone was possibly one of them. The attempts on his life, the beatings, a stabbing and the prison routine began taking a terrible toll on Capone. After several attempts on his life in the prison yard, he was excused from going outside and later joined the four-man prison band. Gifts to Alcatraz inmates were forbidden, but musical instruments were allowed, so Capone's wife, Mae, sent him a banjo. He would often sit in his cell and play when the other prisoners were outside.
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A knife fight would lead to his title as the dreaded Scarface, but Al Capone became a symbolic icon of highbrow, organized crime in Chicago. Elsewhere in the United States, he controlled casinos, prostitution rings, and was behind the killing of several prominent figures. His glory days ended with his eventual detention and mental breakdown that occurred in Alcatraz.
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After his release, Capone spent a short time in the hospital. He returned to his home in Palm Island where the rest of his life was relaxed and quiet. His mind and body continued to deteriorate so that he could no longer run the outfit. On January 21, 1947, he had an apoplectic stoke that was probably unrelated to his syphilis. He regained consciousness and began to improve until pneumonia set in on January 24. He died the next day from cardiac arrest.
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Capone suffered from syphilis, a disease passed from person to person through sexual contact. The disease can affect the brain if left untreated. Capone became physically weak and started to lose his mind. As a result, his power within the nation's organized crime system ended. Released on parole in 1939, Capone spent the rest of his life at his estate in Palm Island, Florida, where he died on January 25, 1947.
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