We're all pretenders when it comes to prison rules, society, tattoos, etc., unless someone's been there. And the meanings behind prison tats can vary from place to place and person to person.

Some tattoos have hidden messages, and your intended meaning is probably not the one portrayed by the ink. It might be the place on your body where the tattoo is located or even worse, the tattoo ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The face tattoos are hard to miss on one of the suspectsin the drive-by shooting death of Da’Myiah Barton-Pickens. Qasseem Dixon is accused of killing the nine-year-old, in a drive ...

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 ...

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.

Do you know the hidden meanings behind these popular tattoos? This a symbol of a tear placed under the eye. It can signify a prisoner's time spent in prison or that they were raped in prison. In some ...