As Jérôme Pierre, author of the prison tattoo book Bad Boys, co-written with Eric Guyon, noted in an interview with Mediapart:
“At first glance, these tattoos may look like ordinary decorative signs. But in the eyes of the initiated, they are a real identity card.”
In this article, we try to present a list of tattoos analyzed by experts on criminal groups and penitentiary officials. We will show that these tattoos do not only serve aesthetics, but convey a concrete and sometimes terrifying message.
Here are 14 prisoner tattoo designs that have scary meaning and will make you think twice before getting a tattoo. This is a decision that should never be taken lightly.
