This is the link for Al' Capone. Al' Capone was in the mob. The nickname they call him was "Big Al." When Al' Capone was in Alcatraz he played the banjo. They say that the banjo was something to do in his life.
http://www.prairieghosts.com/gpalcatraz.html
This link is about the ghost that haunts Alcatraz. The famous ghost that lives there is the ghost of Al' Capone. He haunts the place he died. They say you can hear the banjo that he played inside the cell he was in. The "Battle of Alcatraz" left a gruesome site to behold. Some of the spirits that were in that battle stayed on the earth to try and win there battle. They say you can hear the cries and the shoots of the soldiers that fought there and died.
http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/escapes1.htm
This link is about The Great Escape of Alcatraz. 36 men tried to escape were involved in 14 separated attempts. 26 were caught, 6 were shot and killed during the escape, and two drowned. The two that drowned were the first ones to get out of the prison and survived until they got to the freezing water and try to swim 1.5 miles of ocean until they got to shore.
http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/rs1.htm
This link is about the history of Alcatraz. The link also describes the on what they do to the prisoners in detail. They had steel chains around their wrist and ankles. The prison was heavily guarded incase someone try to escape the inescapable prison well so they think. The guards host an "Alcatraz Fight" every Friday night. People form the mainland came to watch only if they had invitations. Some of the first inmates were Al' Capone, Doc Barker (the last surviving son from the famous Ma Barker Gang), George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert "Birdman of Alcatraz" Stroud, Floyd Hamilton (a gang member and driver for Bonnie and Clyde), and Alvin "Creepy" Karpis.
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