The Inmates Who Planned the 1962 Breakout from Alcatraz.

One of Al Capone's Bands

Capone was “licked” so badly in Alcatraz that he reportedly started cooperating. The inmate with the number 85 became so cooperative that he was invited to join the prison band and play banjo. The “Rock Islanders” were the name of the band, and they performed weekly Sunday concerts for the other inmates.

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