Al Capone held at Eastern State Penitentiary

In 1929, notorious gangster Al Capone was incarcerated at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia after his 1929 tax-evasion conviction; he was held there for several months under heavy security before being transferred to the federal prison in Atlanta. Eastern State was designed as a separate-and-silent prison and became widely known for housing high-profile inmates like Capone. The cellblock and Capone's stay are well-documented in prison records and contemporary news reports.