If you want to get a place in a (American) prison, you have to have a cool tattoo. Here's a collection of the most popular tattoos in prisons from the Crime Library, guaranteed to make you a trendy trendy among the inmates:
1. Teardrops
The most common tattoo among prisoners was the pattern of teardrops tattooed under the eyes. The most well-known meaning of this teardrop tattoo is that the tattooed person kills someone — supposedly a Chicago gang that originated in the California area. The teardrops may also symbolize that the person has been in prison for a long time, or are expressing the memory of a deceased loved one. A clear teardrop tattoo, as in the photograph, may symbolize that he had attempted murder, or perhaps that one of his close friends had been killed and that he was waiting for revenge.
2. Clock/watch without hands
Clocks without hands symbolize "killing time in prison" (Note: Doing Time, the English name of a British drama adaptation and a Japanese film "In the Prison" both tell the life of prisoners in prison), and also represent the meaningless time spent by prisoners during long, even lifelong, imprisonment.
3. Three points
The three-dot tattoo, usually tattooed on the hand or at the corner of the eye, represents the Spanish "Mi Vida Loca", which is "my crazy life". This tattoo is often tattooed on the body of a prisoner of The Tooth Extraction, and it has nothing to do with the specific gang. The three points also have a religious connotation and represent the Holy Trinity ((= referring to the Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in Christianity).
4. Five points
Five dots, or plum blossoms, represent time spent in prison. The four points on the outside symbolize the high walls of the prison, and the dots on the inside represent the prisoners. This tattoo is usually between the thumb and forefinger, and prisoners in Europe and the United States do it. In the United States, the five-point tattoo is also a sign for some gang members represented by 5. Take, for example, the People Nation, marked by the Five-Point Star and the Five-Point Crown.
5. Five-point crown
The Five-Point Crown was the hallmark of the Latin Kings gang in Chicago in the 40s. The ALKN on this tattoo represents the Almighty Latin King Nation. Other tattoos are also abbreviated as ALKQN, with Q denoting Queen. Latin Kings is also a gang under the People Nation, so it is also represented by 5, using a hand-drawn drawing of a five-point star and a crown tattoo in the picture as a symbol.
6、 MS13
The MS13 on the man's back represents Mara Salvatrucha, a large Latino gang notorious for its ruthlessness and brutality. MS13 originated in Los Angeles, but is now spread throughout the United States, as well as in Mexico, Central America, and Canada. In addition to tattoos on the body, members of MS13 also have complex tattoos on their faces.
7、The Eme
The two Ms represent the Mexican Mafia, or "La Eme," one of the most powerful and organized gangs in the U.S. prison system, that controls the vast majority of Mexican-American gangs in Southern California. La Eme and Aryan Brotherhood form an alliance against Nuestra Famillia.
Beijing Aaron Tattoo Public WeChat: domestic professional tattoo information service platform, daily broadcast at home and abroad wonderful tattoo information! Exquisite manuscript Tattoo Beauty Picture One Stop! WeChat: beijing-tattoo