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Barbed wire on the forearms or around the wrist signifies years served. Bells indicate a sentence served in full. Birds over the horizon: "I was born free and should be free." Bearer longs for a life outside prison. [20] Cat: a career as a thief. A single cat means the bearer worked alone; several cats mean the bearer was part of a gang. [20]
The branding of criminals was practised in Russia long before tattooing was customary, and was banned in 1863. In the 19th century, a "pricked" cross on the left hand was often used to identify deserters from the army, and up until 1846, criminals sentenced to hard labour were branded "BOP" (thief), the letters on the forehead and cheeks.
The teardrop is one of the most widely recognised prison tattoos [1] and has various meanings. It can signify that the wearer has spent time in prison, [2] [3] or more specifically that the wearer was raped while incarcerated and tattooed by the rapist as a "property" mark and for humiliation, since facial tattoos cannot be concealed. [4] [5 ...
Prison tattooing is the practice of creating and displaying tattoos in a prison environment. Present-day American and Russian prisoners may convey gang membership, code, or hidden meanings for origin or criminal deeds.
Jen Shah is honoring her family amid her impending prison sentence. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, who is due to surrender herself to prison on Feb. 17, took to her Instagram Stories ...
Tyson had originally wanted hearts (which he "just thought ... were cool" [23]), but, according to Tyson, Whitmill refused and worked for a few days on a new design. [24] Whitmill proposed a tribal design [25] inspired by tā moko, [c] a Māori tattoo style. [26] The design is not based on any specific moko [27] and was created directly on ...
The tattoo has different meanings in different cultures—it has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol, [1] a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police, [2] a way members of People Nation or Nuestra Familia affiliated gangs identify (People gangs identify with the number 5, while Folk Nation gangs use 6), a recognition ...
Metal stamps turned out to be impractical, and later numbers were tattooed with a single needle on the left forearm. The tattoo was the prisoner's camp entry number, sometimes with a special symbol added: some Jews had a triangle, and Romani had the letter "Z" (from German Zigeuner for "Gypsy"). In May 1944, the Jewish men received the letters ...