The creation and display of tattoos within a prison environment is often used to signify gang membership or advertise an inmate’s standing within the criminal community.  Used as a form of code amongst inmates they are often filled with hidden meanings and symbols.  Because of the information that can be relayed in a tattoo the [...]

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British soccer superstar David Beckham loves Prison Break. So much so that he got a Michael Scofield-style sleeve tattoo. Spreading from his upper arm to his wrist, the arm sleeve tattoo surrounds a previous cherub tattoo on his upper arm. The additions took six hours to complete, a couple of hours longer than it took [...]

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Tattoos have always been used as a means to identify members with particular gangs. Members use tattoos for several reasons. Some members will have numerous tattoos, particularly if they have spent time in prison. These tattoos may include one or more symbols that has been adopted as something unique to identify it’s members.

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