1992 Death Chuck Mitchell, actor (Penitentiary), dies 1963 Event Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed 1932 Event Al Capone, convict of income tax evasion, enters Atlanta Penitentiary 1930 Event Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 322 1915 Event Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Miss Penitentiary 1906 Event 1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas 1901 Event Dutch Penitentiary children's law proclaimed
