Cell Tatz Adolf

In Germany during the Nazi reign, tattoos were used amongst the arrested Jews.






Today, however, the prisoners use tattoos to show their link to a particular gang or to show their solidarity amongst a few other prisoners. It can also be to make them a little more daunting. The tattoo gun is prohibited inside the prison but this is hardly a hurdle for those who know how to find a loophole. It is very easy to make a tattoo gun with things easily available inside the prison such as needles, shavers and the like. All one needs is a motor and you are in business.




As it is difficult to get ink inside the prison most of the prison tattoo design would be made in either black or blue. Ink is made in a crude fashion by melting rubber or candles. This is then mixed with water and used. In case a motor is not available the whole process becomes very slow as compared to a tattoo gun. But in the absence of a motor, the tattooing process is very quiet as it should be in a prison.