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also represents a body ornament favored by millions of people from different regions of the globe and from different cultures, origins or social classes.
Beyond its aesthetic interest, tattooing reveals several aspects and invades all environments. He takes to the streets and enters prisons, he is taken up by the greatest artistic personalities in the world of rap or even sport, he turns into an instrument of discrimination, or of distinction, but he has always with him, the scent of sulfur, rebellion and non-conformism.
And if nowadays, getting a tattoo is a rather banal action, tattoos were first the prerogative of a minority, individuals considered as marginal or even metal fans or punks, but in the prison environment, the tattoo takes on a whole new meaning.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF TATTOOS?
Indeed, among prisoners, certain tattoos have a very specific meaning, and if overall, they represent a way of showing one's belonging to a group, or simply a way of imposing oneself and deterring other prisoners, they can constitute they alone are a real CV of the prisoner for those who know how to decode their meaning, and reveal information such as the number of years spent in prison for example, or even the criminal history of the prisoner, real identifiers therefore.
As Jérôme Pierrat, the author of the book devoted to prisoner tattoos “Mauvais Garçons” (Jérôme Pierrat and Eric Guillon), pointed out on Mediapart: “At first glance, these tattoos can pass for vulgar decorative marks. In the eyes of insiders, they are a real identity card.”
In this article, we will try to give you a list of tattoos listed by specialists in gang criminology and by prison officers and we will see that these tattoos are not there just for their aesthetic but that they transmit a good message. accurate. So here are 14 prisoner tattoo designs whose special meaning sends shivers down your spine, enough to think twice before getting a tattoo, a choice never to be taken lightly.
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