What are the meanings of prison tattoos?

There are Plenty of Reasons for em. Like The tear Drop is for Either killing some one, seeing someone Die, spending half their life in Jail. blah blah. there are Lots of tattoos, one of the common ones are Spider webs on the Elbow that means that the person has either killed a cop, or beaten a cop up. has Been sent to Prison for killing a family Member. There is the 5 point Star, it is for a gang in a prison, the 6 point star, another gang.

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Double lightning bolts. This is a symbol borrowed from Nazi Germany.

* The number 88. "H" is the eighth letter of the alphabet. Double 8's stand for "Heil Hitler." * Teardrops. In some places, a teardrop means the wearer has killed someone. It may also mean he or she has lost a close friend or family member. * Ornate lettering spelling out the inmate's gang name. Other symbols have to do with drug use. * The number 13 stands for the letter "M" (the 13th letter of the alphabet). It announces the wearer's marijuana use. And some just show that the wearer has done time in jail. * Chains and locks represent loss of freedom. * Hourglasses stand for "doing time." * A string of numbers may be the inmate's prison I.D.