These tattoos are not just there because of their aesthetics, but because they convey a very specific message. Here's what they mean!

The tears
This tattoo is one of the most famous designs in the prison world and can have several meanings. However, if you tattoo a prisoner with a tear under his eye, it means that either the prisoner is serving a long prison sentence or has already committed murder, because the tear here refers to grief and the fact that he cried the mother of the killed man.

This tattoo can also mean that he has committed an assassination attempt or that a friend of a prisoner has been murdered and is seeking revenge.

Overall, an ink-filled tear means that the prisoner has committed at least one crime, plus another tear is added with each murder.

Unfilled tear
If it is an unfulfilled tear on the other hand, it could mean that the "work" has not been completed, that here the prisoner is expressing a desire for revenge for the death of a loved one or friend Even his fellow prisoner, and is therefore of the opinion that he has not yet completed his revenge, only when he has achieved it will he be able to fill his tears and sleep on both ears

Rappers and other celebrities have made this prison tattoo popular to make it look tough and rebellious.

Letters ACAB
This tattoo of British origin "ACAB" literally means "All police officers are bastards".

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