Prison officials say bringing tattoo art into an educational, organized and clean environment is meant to give men in lockup a safe outlet to express their individualism and provide groups of prisoner ...

Black-and-white faces. Eyes that have witnessed decades of prison life and streets ruled by shadow codes. Bodies inked with stars, spiders, cats and cathedrals - symbols of rank, loyalty and defiance.

Missouri was the first state to create a prison-based tattoo apprenticeship program in the U.S. Inmates apply and complete a 45-minute drawing test to participate in one of two programs in Missouri ...

A new program in Missouri allows people serving time in prison to earn a tattoo license while also reducing the risk of infections and illness from contraband tattoos. It's fairly common for people in ...

Read more about this story and why we reported it here. The underground art of prison tattoos has gone mainstream at Delaware’s largest lockup. In recent weeks, men imprisoned at James T. Vaughn ...

It's fairly common for people in prison to get homemade tattoos while serving their sentences. They create these contraband tattoos with makeshift equipment, which can lead to serious and even ...