Cell of Al Capone. "Scarface" Al Capone, "the notorious king of Chicago's
racket world," got his first taste of prison life in Philadelphia. While
the courts were tough on Capone, his stay at Eastern State Penitentiary was
rather comfortable. Capone spent eight months in one of Eastern State's "Park
Avenue" cells. In 1929, a newspaper reporter for the Philadelphia Public
Ledger described Capone's cell.Alcatraz Federal Prison Photo Gallery
West Virginia Penitentiary Photo Gallery
"The whole room was suffused in the glow of a desk lamp which stood on a polished desk... On the once-grim walls of the penal chamber hung tasteful paintings, and the strains of a waltz were being emitted by a powerful cabinet radio receiver of handsome design and fine finish."
See Also:
The Tortured Souls of Eastern State Penitentiary
Haunting Ghost Stories From U.S. Prisons
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