The underground art of prison tattoos has gone mainstream at Delaware’s largest lockup. In recent weeks, men imprisoned at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna began inking the flesh of ...

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.

When people walk into the Clean Slate tattoo removal clinic at the University of California San Diego, they carry more than just ink on their skin. Many are justice-impacted adults — people with ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a proposal that would use taxpayer funding to remove gang‑related tattoos from some ...

RICHMOND, Va.—Charles Greene got his first tattoo 20 years ago in jail. One of his fellow inmates melted the wax from a chess piece and then, using a needle, plucked at his skin so the ink could dye ...

Travis “Leo” Leonard recently spent 30 hours tattooing an elaborate Japanese-inspired artwork on a customer at No Joke Tattoo Studios in White Bear Lake. The large tattoo, done mostly in black, fills ...