In 1995, nearly seven years and hundreds of tattoos later, Pho, by now in the Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, was paroled. Waiting for him was a high school classmate named Cristina, his only ...

Prison tattoos not just for inmates anymore. Danielle Hess. ... One trophy will be awarded each day to the artist who creates the best tattoo. The best of show trophy will be handed out on July 12.

From its origins as decorative body modification in various ancient cultures, tattooing has gone mainstream in America during the last generation. Its detail-oriented evolution as art exemplified ...

Q: When the guards see you have a new tattoo, doesn’t that trigger a response that there’s contraband? Comment from Washoe jail chief deputy: Speak honestly. A: In Ely [State Prison], they say ...

A portrait tattoo from Tim Nava while he was at United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, used to cost his clients about $50.

Saturday was day two of the 2023 INKcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival at the prison made famous by "The Shawshank Redemption" in Mansfield.

Then, when he was 15, his best friend was shot and killed in front of him. ... During a stint in prison, he got a teardrop tattoo under his right eye to represent his father and his friend.