What do jail tattoos on hands that look like crosses or telephone poles on web of thumb or knuckles mean?

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What do jail tattoos on hands that look like crosses or telephone poles on web of thumb or knuckles mean?

2006-07-03 08:04:35 · 4 answers · asked by michael 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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gang signs and affliations...

it can also show that you are someone's "property"

or that you have killed x number of people...

it just depends. Maybe not knowing is better.

2006-07-03 08:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Ether 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

My hubby got his first tattoo in jail and it did not look good at all.

2006-07-03 08:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://www.adl.org/hate_symbols/prison_tattoos.asp

2006-07-03 08:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by !*! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They mean "DON'T HIRE ME."

That's what I see. I'm not alone.

2006-07-03 08:08:48 · answer #4 · answered by PI Joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋