Does a swallow tattoo on your arm mean you have been in prison?

No!!

Here is what some basic prison tattoos mean:

1. Only the girls used to put swallows on their hands.

2. After spending 30yrs in Long Bay prison, Sydney, Australia; swallows on both sides of the throat meant that u would rather swallow your tongue than give anyone up.

3. Swifts on your hands meant that they were fast and you could fight well.

4. Cobwebs on your elbows meant u had done very looong time in prison

5. Tears under your eyeball meant that someone close to you had died while you were incarcerated

6. stars on your temples indicated the amount of underworld kills to your name.

7. Eyes on your cheeks of your arse was to watch over your arse and keep it safe. I'm Watching Ya Baby

8. Forced feathers tattoos indicate cowardice

Lucky for you i had to refresh my ink