Al Capone Fingerprints Post-Incarceration

Files

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Title

Al Capone Fingerprints Post-Incarceration

Subject

These are the fingerprints of Al Capone taken before his death in the year of 1947

Description

Regarding Al Capone's incarceration, he was needed for classification among his peers in order to clarify the "star ranking" of the inmate.

Source

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/letter-tells-what-al-capone-was-alcatraz-180960578/

Citation

“Al Capone Fingerprints Post-Incarceration,” Digital Exhibits, accessed May 2, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/items/show/8002.