Tattoos have always been a means of expressing yourself and immortalizing art. But what happens when people who find themselves in prison turn to body ink? The result is a coded mirror into their lives, crimes, and their affiliations. We bring you the secret meanings behind prison tattoos.

In a San Salvador prison called Hope, there is little of it to go around. Inmates at the La Esperanza penitentiary here cram into ''the caves,'' their name for the suffocating spaces underneath bunk beds, desperate for a place to sleep.

509 prison tattoos virgen mary Sureno Tattoos and Symbols. These gang members are loyal to one: the Mexican Mexican Eagle tattoo – RateMexican Street Gang Tattoo Photos – Mexican Prison…

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Collarbone tattoos can highlight one of the most attractive parts of the human body. These tattoos, which can be placed on both men and women range from delicate and dainty to fierce and powerful. Usually designed to stretch the length of the collarbone on one side or both, they look fantastic in a singlet top. […]

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