prison tattoos
Inside the World's 'Only Official Prison Tattoo Parlour'
This behind-bars ink shop is preventing HIV and hepatitis, one teardrop tattoo at a time.
Prisoners Describe What It's Like to Get a Tattoo Behind Bars
"If I could, I would cut all my tattoos out with a blade."
How Paradise Went from Prison-Style to Professional Ink
Rene O’Donnell Gibson, a.k.a. Paradise, started tattooing seriously thanks to Instagram.
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Documentary 'Bless This Mess' Uncovers the History of Indonesia's Prison Tattoos
"The way I see it, the tattoos that people consider ugly are ones I find very, very good because nobody talks about them."
Meet Homepoke, Toronto's Anonymous Stick 'n' Poke Iconoclast
Homepoke's one-time hobby is now something of a business, but he hasn't forgotten his anti-authoritarian roots.
The Visual Encyclopedia of Russian Prison Tattoos
We spoke to the publisher of a book about Soviet prison ink about what tattoos would mark you as a thief, a homosexual, or a high-ranking criminal.
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