Instead of decreasing crime and corruption in the country, Prohibition increased crime and corruption immensely. In large and small cities throughout the country there were problems, however, these problems were more prevalent in Chicago than anywhere else. Organized crime in Chicago was started by Big Jim Colosimo. Colosimo started as a modes

Another problem that Prohibition was supposed to solve was that of unemployment, non-productive employment, and poverty. However, unemployment was not solved because when alcohol distilleries closed, thousands of people lost their jobs. These people had to resort to theft and other crimes in order to support their families. This was completely counter to what prohibition was meant to do. The loss of jobs also leads to depression, which leads to alcoholism, the alcoholism is supported by the illegal alcohol produced by bootleggers. The problem of poverty was worsened because when alcohol became illegal, it in turn became more expensive causing more financial problems from the families of alcoholics.

Al Capone was not the only successful alcohol bootlegger in Chicago, criminal defense lawyer George Remus was arguably as successful as Capone. Remus’s legal experience allowed him to find a loophole in the Volstead Act. This loophole allowed him to be the owner of a distillery, which was legal if the alcohol was sold only to medical companies, and also to be the owner of a drug company, which was allowed under the Volstead Act to hand out prescriptions for alcohol at its’ discretion. Remus went about his business assisted by his former mistress Imogene Holmes. While Capone went about his liquor sales illegally and violently, Remus’s work was technically legal, and nonviolent. While Remus was a fairly wealthy and respected trial lawyer before Prohibition, he became a revered and filthy rich criminal during the time of Prohibition.

Prohibition was also supposed to improve health among Americans. However, it did the opposite, it made American life more unhealthy. Before prohibition, alcohol sold had to be inspected and approved by the government. This ensured its relative healthiness. However, when all alcohol purchased is bootlegged and made in hidden distilleries, there is no way to control the produc

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