After Capone was caught and finally got punished for his action he spent the first two years of his prison life in a federal prison in Atlanta. He was then caught bribing guards and was sent to the island prison Alcatraz in.Capone contracted syphilis as a young man, and after so much time alone it made it worse and then suffered from neurosyphilis which made him worse and caused him to get dementia. Capone was released into a mental hospital in Baltimore for three years. Capone lived his last days in Miami with his wife. He died of cardiac arrest on January 25, 1947. Capone was at times both loved and hated by the media and the public. When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, some in the public felt that Capone’s involvement in selling liquor had been the reason. But Capone was a ruthless gangster responsible for murdering and ordering the assassinations of people. Capone’s image as a cold-blooded killer mobster has lived long beyond his death in the many films and books inspired by his life as the most notorious gangster in American history. Despite a seemingly normal…show more content… He used this time to watch and learn the business. He also earned the nickname "Scarface," after being slashed across the face for making vulgar comments to a woman. By 1924, Capone was leaving his mark on the Chicago streets. When Johnny Torrio left Chicago to return to Italy, Capone was left to run the city. He soon developed a rep for violence and murder. In 1929, Capone ordered the massacre of rival "Bugs" Moran and his men. Although Moran survived, seven men were gunned down in what became known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. This was the beginning of the end for Capone. The government stepped up to him on tax evasion, and got him on 22 counts. Although he was only sentenced to 11 years in prison, failing health would end him before he could do any more crimes or
