What started in January as a simple project to repaint Capone's cell turned into a complete reworking of it and led to an entirely new exhibit. The new Capone cell, now with an extra cot and less fancy decor, opened to the public Thursday. They decided to preserve the various paint examples in Cell 1, and move the Capone exhibit next door to Cell 3. "Even with all of his money and all of his fame he was still living in prison, and people in prison don't have much privacy," he said. In August 1929, Capone and his entourage were driving back to Chicago from Atlantic City when he was apprehended on concealed deadly weapon charges in Philadelphia.

Source: ABC News May 02, 2019 20:18 UTC