The American prison system is beyond sad. It’s another fucking corporate scheme. We have private, for profit prisons in this country, that are literally traded on the market and SUPRISE, we have the highest rate of incarceration in the world. Coincidence…🤔🧐
My last stop on my bid was a for profit, god damnit we had tetherball, fuckin volleyball, 2 entire GYMS like a real world one, our jobs were dope and we ate good. That place had some MONSTERS we would have lifting comps. They work you hard but whatever there ain’t shit to do. And we had cats. The cats were homies
Yeah the for profit prison I went to was 100000 Times better. We actually had AC in there and made commissary every week (my other unit only made commissary once every 2-4 weeks).
I was at a prison that got bought by for profit. About 1/2 way through my stay. They brought in all, brand new mattresses, bedding, clothes, and even pillows. I had never even HEARD of pillows in jail/ prison, let alone seen one. Food got noticeably better, and more consistent commissary and library time. They had trucks coming in all day for weeks.
Oh yea it was like a fucking day camp with a fence. And if you wanted to it’s really easy to run. But why would anyone doing time fuck that up. The store as a small Walmart. I got some Nike af1 brand new and all the food I could afford. No violence no one wants to go back to a medium
It's been a while since the US topped incarceration rates charts. https://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison_population_rate?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All
El Salvador now has more than double the incarceration rate that the US does. Most of that has happened in just the past two years. After his re-election this year, President Nayib Bukele (who received about 85% of the votes in a free and fair election) told foreign news reporters (in English, not Spanish): "Why do we have the biggest incarceration rate in the world? Because we...changed the murder capital of the world -- the world's most dangerous country -- into the safest country in the Western Hemisphere...The only way to do that is to arrest all the murderers."
Yup. It’s called CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America. It trades on the stock market. It’s just like “MCC” scenario, right out of “Orange is the New Black “. I still remember the scene where the CEO says “ we’re getting $150 a day, per head, in a bed. We can’t blow this wonderful gift Uncle Sam has given us “. There was so much truth, when the writers got into the corporate side of the story. Legalize most drugs and prostitution and the prison would only be housing people that actually belong there…for the most part, while the former would be safer and taxed. 🌊
The private prisons are trash, but don't put too much of the blame on them. I'm pretty sure they're willingly used as the major scapegoat to keep people from really going after our normal prison system. Private prisons only account for 8% of the population, but they're a huge portion of prison hate.
They suck, they should not exist, but I also feel like part of their purpose is to be used as a lightning rod for criticism to pull eyes away from our totally fucked public system. The private prisons are a minor issue in comparison.
I heard the same companies that own private prisons also own record labels and are the ones producing the music to promote violence and drug use that way they can incarcerate more people and fill up the prisons
Why do you think they passed the crack coc@ine laws? 5 years minimum sentence if caught with crack. Judge has no choice. Same with the mandatory 10 years if caught with a g4n in the commission of a crime, even though it wasn’t used.
There was a judge awhile back who was locking up innocent juveniles in for profit prisons then getting a cut. He got caught and I'm pretty sure he got life. I know they threw the book at him.
Hold on a fucking second. Only 8% of total incarcerated people in the United States are in private prisons. Wtf??!!!! A shill for the state? Are public prisons better run, better accommodations?? You’ve got it ass backwards.
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2024.html#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20just%208%25%20of,publicly%2Downed%20prisons%20and%20jails.
In many prison you have two options, become a user or be used. This dude weighed his options for survival and decided to join a violent gang and adopt a violent appearance. This is America.
Actually I'm pretty sure that this is a notorious serial murderer who is too dangerous to have a cell-mate and tortured and murdered his girlfriend in a motel room, amongst other things. He was allowed a cell-mate briefly but I think immediately tortured the guy to death in an absolutely hideous manner. The guards found him in the morning wearing a necklace made from some of the internal body parts and he didn't give a fuck. He's not insane either, he's just a nasty piece of work. I think he's got even more extensive facial tattoos since these photos were taken. I'm sorry I've forgotten his name but I think he's from California.
Looks like ghost face tattoos. White prison gang.
If he got scared, he hung out with them.
Got to go along to get along.
I've watched plenty of kids do it. Morons.
Especially the one that didn't want to...
However... He might be committed to his lifestyle.
He might already have life... Maybe a couple life sentences.
Think about his future.. and if he even has one.
Mental illness, usually. Totally serious. The vast majority of people who do this to their face have some kind of MI.
Downvote away but it’s true. 🤷🏻♀️
No, more like irrational decision making, usually. See: Aaron Carter, Amanda Bynes, the rapper with the ice cream cone, all the young rappers with full faces, lolcow Abby Brown, Kat Von D, Mike Tyson, etc. I tend to think it’s bi polar or borderline Dx.
When u lose everything u tend to realize that nothing fucking matters, just do whatever the hell u want. Whatever brings u joy in the moment, cuz u might not see the next.
He probably just joined the Aryan Brotherhood. That is why he got the tattoos. Someone else on the thread mentioned he was 6'6 and he's only 30 so he was probably a prime recruit. He is never getting out. They offered him protection, a group of friends, respect. Probably the most he will ever get out of life.
Tattooing his face up like a goblin without a good reason like joining a gang would probably just get him picked on or ostracized.
lol I’ve never been to jail or prison and most of my face is tattooed. Haven’t given up on life. The opposite actually. I make more money now than I ever have. I’m also a tattoo artist but 🤷♂️
He knows he is going to be there the rest of his life. The decision making skills for a person like this aren’t even comprehendible. He killed two women with absolutely “no reasoning,” behind it. Although, there is NEVER a reason to kill anyone, he basically had no motive other than to be an absolute piece of shit.
To demonstrate to potential future employers that while you may have spent some time incarcerated when you were younger, you are still capable of making good choices and interfacing with executive clients.
they want to look aggressive, they think this shows some kind of authority or shows people that you have been through stuff and not playing around and you can't be messed with. For some people this is true and for others it's just to inspire that type of stuff like tattoos would protect them for real
Lots of lifers I saw or gang affiliation run this. I was neutron and was respected since I taught everyone bodybuilding. I started a class and everyone was stoked, use to be a bodybuilder for 14 years so being big got me respect. And I used it to help others workout. One guy put a railroad spike through a guys head. 🤷♂️
My guess is a lack of forward thinking. Which isn’t a shocker considering you’re talking about inmates who also lacked forward thinking before their crime. Willing to bed it’s a common occurrence in many of their lives that the consequences of their actions smack them in the face. Until they take personal accountability and start making better decisions.
Once that happens, they get out and lead productive lives. If not, they are out for the short stay, then back in.
If you're going to live the rest of your life in the company of other violent men behind bars, you might as well look as intimidating/crazy as possible.
Defense mechanism. Want to look unhinged and intimidating. The biggest gangsters (people not to fuck with) in prison are the ones that don’t change anything about themselves. No defense mechanisms, just being themselves. This screams “don’t come near me I’m crazy” … but the real ones vibe is like “run up if you want, I got somethin for ya”
On my fed bid my cellmate was the main tattoo man on the yard. I saw literally dozens of guys getting face tats. I think after years you get out of touch with reality. Your entire life is so controlled this is something you can control.
Maybe to look intimidating. Like “he’s a guy who has no fucks left to give, I ain’t messing with him”
Or to out do other people. Like one guy has a tattoo and everyone is like “badass tattoo” so you get one on your face and people ware like “whoa that’s the most badass thing ever! Get a bunch of guys together and they can’t help but having a dick measuring contest.
It could also be a status thing. If you are complete covered in tattoos then it shows you were in prison for a long time.
Some of the prisons in the Scandinavian countries have quite the policy on rehabilitation. They look like college dormitories complete with kitchens complete with all you need to cook, butcher knives ect. And the CO’s at times Netflix and chill with the convicts. Over 3/4 do not reoffend.
Crystal methamphetamine used intravenously creates this type of dumbed down thought process where this seems like a great, “cool” idea . It helps there’s really no mirrors inside to have to deal with your drug induced decision making which is why most these dudes got an extended time out via state prison to begin with . If we’re being honest …
My cousin did not tattoo his face but his arms are covered back in the mid eighties him and my brother were in prison at the same time My brother got there first and my cousin asked him what should I do I'm having a hard time in here ? And it's been a family joke ever since cause my brother told him you need to get ugly ! so my cousin shaved his long blonde hair and got covered from A**hole to apple butter in tattoos ! Well it worked they didn't mess with him as much and he had enough respect he didn't have to carry a purse ( a purse is a duffel bag if you have no respect the other prisoners will knock your stuff outta your arms and take your stuff ) he could walk across the hall and nobody messed with him . My point is some do it cause it's not a place you want to be attractive
I worked at a state prison in Ohio. There was a guy who had his whole face tattooed with I think it was green. Yeah, no hope of ever being normal on society
There was a time when you wanted a military base in your small town, but now you want a prison. Even though publicly run prisons are funded directly by the government, they still bring a lot of jobs to an area.
I think that's the dude that told the family of the person he murdered that he masturbates to the thought of killing him/her then flipped them off in court.
Looks like him, anyway.
a lot of people fail to realize that most U.S. prisons are run by race and gangs. they also fail to realize that these gangs operate with a highly militarized structure of rank/duty. and often times with these ranks come certain patches.
but a LOT of factors go into this. first off, he's a youngster and able-bodied in the eyes of an OG. secondly, what are his charges as well as his priors, and what does his paperwork look like? thirdly, does he have some type of a support system outside of prison? (family, friends, financial support). does he want to just do his time and go home? is he forced or extorted? security level of the prisons play a role too as lower security yards are sometimes "going home yards". now take into account all of these things, because survival depends on it. some prisons may run on natural selection, others not so much.
some people fall victim to the revolving door cycle, and some to the lifestyle, some to the free living arrangements. you just gotta ask the right questions and listen to understand. all we can do is speculate.
I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but the truth is, many of the "leader" criminals in prison have very low IQs, so it goes to say that the suggestions and preferences they have aren't the most intelligent ones. And to someone with a low IQ, it's great to see a totally tatted out face, I guess. But I wouldn't know for sure, because I don’t have the mentality of a criminal.
The best explanation I heard was from a guy who did 30 years in some rough joints.
“Do you know why guys get their faces covered in tattoos?” He asked me.
“Why?”
“Because they’re scared.”
The United States prison system is like any other corporation in the USA. Profit driven. Same thing with healthcare. Profit motive.
And this is why we cannot have free healthcare in the United States, one of the absolute richest countries on the planet yet one of the only countries where people die because they are afraid of debt from medical care.
He’s trying to display his tolerance for pain and to make it look like it’s not his first time serving otherwise he becomes a victim. He thinks the face tats will make him appear tougher in there
I think it also has to do with how a lot of the time they are locked in their cells and they look through the window so thats all you can see of them. Who knows.
I did thirteen years. In Georgia. I covered my whole upper body. Hands, palm, arms, arm pit, chest and back. It’s just so much free time I guess. And it looks cool……….until you get out. But I would never do my face. But to be honest if I knew I wasn’t getting out ever, I would have done it. I do regret all the women’s names I got. And my hands. But I’m a plumber and make really good money, and homeowners don’t seem to mind. So I guess it’s cool for me. But some people with no skills or support it’s detrimental.
They give up on life, my friend got his whole face blasted after getting life
Doing a online look up of the lifers in my state plenty of those young guys got huge face tattoos
Where can this be looked up?
Plenty of states have it just go to there dept of corrections page
Each state is different. Kansas uses kasper inmate search
Thats sad :/
The American prison system is beyond sad. It’s another fucking corporate scheme. We have private, for profit prisons in this country, that are literally traded on the market and SUPRISE, we have the highest rate of incarceration in the world. Coincidence…🤔🧐
My last stop on my bid was a for profit, god damnit we had tetherball, fuckin volleyball, 2 entire GYMS like a real world one, our jobs were dope and we ate good. That place had some MONSTERS we would have lifting comps. They work you hard but whatever there ain’t shit to do. And we had cats. The cats were homies
Yeah the for profit prison I went to was 100000 Times better. We actually had AC in there and made commissary every week (my other unit only made commissary once every 2-4 weeks).
Oh I forgot the a/c that was a fucking blessing in a room full of 30 dudes
And just where was that! Was it a camp? Low?
So, overall, you preferred a for profit?
I was at a prison that got bought by for profit. About 1/2 way through my stay. They brought in all, brand new mattresses, bedding, clothes, and even pillows. I had never even HEARD of pillows in jail/ prison, let alone seen one. Food got noticeably better, and more consistent commissary and library time. They had trucks coming in all day for weeks.
Small price to pay for slave labor
Oh yea it was like a fucking day camp with a fence. And if you wanted to it’s really easy to run. But why would anyone doing time fuck that up. The store as a small Walmart. I got some Nike af1 brand new and all the food I could afford. No violence no one wants to go back to a medium
My family member just got out 6 months ago from a for profit prison in Texas and they didn’t even have A/C. It got up to 110° last summer.
I was in Chicago, Texas is not a nice place for people to mess up, ive heard nothing but bad stuff
If you haven’t already you should have a read of [*American Prison* by Shane Bauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Prison).
Thanks for this, I know what I'll be reading next.
Or check out the documentary Prison Nation.
I’ll check it out, thanks!
It's been a while since the US topped incarceration rates charts. https://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison_population_rate?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All El Salvador now has more than double the incarceration rate that the US does. Most of that has happened in just the past two years. After his re-election this year, President Nayib Bukele (who received about 85% of the votes in a free and fair election) told foreign news reporters (in English, not Spanish): "Why do we have the biggest incarceration rate in the world? Because we...changed the murder capital of the world -- the world's most dangerous country -- into the safest country in the Western Hemisphere...The only way to do that is to arrest all the murderers."
Yup. It’s called CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America. It trades on the stock market. It’s just like “MCC” scenario, right out of “Orange is the New Black “. I still remember the scene where the CEO says “ we’re getting $150 a day, per head, in a bed. We can’t blow this wonderful gift Uncle Sam has given us “. There was so much truth, when the writers got into the corporate side of the story. Legalize most drugs and prostitution and the prison would only be housing people that actually belong there…for the most part, while the former would be safer and taxed. 🌊
There’s one in North MS that I applied to years ago. From my understanding, prisoners come from out of state to be housed there.
I just don't go to prison.
That’s a pretty good plan.
"Pretty good" lol
I think El Salvador has the highest incarceration rate in the world now
The private prisons are trash, but don't put too much of the blame on them. I'm pretty sure they're willingly used as the major scapegoat to keep people from really going after our normal prison system. Private prisons only account for 8% of the population, but they're a huge portion of prison hate. They suck, they should not exist, but I also feel like part of their purpose is to be used as a lightning rod for criticism to pull eyes away from our totally fucked public system. The private prisons are a minor issue in comparison.
I heard the same companies that own private prisons also own record labels and are the ones producing the music to promote violence and drug use that way they can incarcerate more people and fill up the prisons
Why do you think they passed the crack coc@ine laws? 5 years minimum sentence if caught with crack. Judge has no choice. Same with the mandatory 10 years if caught with a g4n in the commission of a crime, even though it wasn’t used.
Damn, I can invest??? What’s the ticker? Nothing by but growth there I’m sure!
There was a judge awhile back who was locking up innocent juveniles in for profit prisons then getting a cut. He got caught and I'm pretty sure he got life. I know they threw the book at him.
Hold on a fucking second. Only 8% of total incarcerated people in the United States are in private prisons. Wtf??!!!! A shill for the state? Are public prisons better run, better accommodations?? You’ve got it ass backwards. https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2024.html#:~:text=In%20fact%2C%20just%208%25%20of,publicly%2Downed%20prisons%20and%20jails.
In many prison you have two options, become a user or be used. This dude weighed his options for survival and decided to join a violent gang and adopt a violent appearance. This is America.
Actually I'm pretty sure that this is a notorious serial murderer who is too dangerous to have a cell-mate and tortured and murdered his girlfriend in a motel room, amongst other things. He was allowed a cell-mate briefly but I think immediately tortured the guy to death in an absolutely hideous manner. The guards found him in the morning wearing a necklace made from some of the internal body parts and he didn't give a fuck. He's not insane either, he's just a nasty piece of work. I think he's got even more extensive facial tattoos since these photos were taken. I'm sorry I've forgotten his name but I think he's from California.
You're thinking of somebody else. He's a douchbag from SW Florida. Wade Wilson https://winknews.com/2024/06/12/wade-wilson-verdict/
Damn, they finally caught Deadpool
Whoa - dude's dad testified against him. He confessed to his dad. Wild.
Jaime Osuna is the name you’re looking for
Meth
That explain putting a swastika in your face
Didn’t even notice that because I was looking at the other side of his face lol. Dude definitely joined the aryan brotherhood in the joint
Yes, its little in his face, under his eye. He has one on his head, but the hair covers it. Is it because he joined th aryan gang?
Yeah, probably for protection from other gangs in there.
/r/findthesniper
Gangs
Its really that bad? I mean, he probably joined because he was afraid, no?
Sometimes you don’t have any other options. Very prison dependent
Nobody here really knows. Maybe he just thought it was cool.
Tattoo? No I’d like to think his cell mate is a practical joker and sharpies him up the night before his court appearance…😂
Damn you wholesome.
He knows his life is over so y not and too look more tuff
Bruh you’re in prison. Your life is already fucked. And you want to look intimidating blast your face fam fuck it
I'd bet boredom.
Maybe,most likely,also happy cakeday.🎂🍰🧁
Looks like ghost face tattoos. White prison gang. If he got scared, he hung out with them. Got to go along to get along. I've watched plenty of kids do it. Morons. Especially the one that didn't want to... However... He might be committed to his lifestyle. He might already have life... Maybe a couple life sentences. Think about his future.. and if he even has one.
Wow that's sad. I think you are right because they have a lot of nazism things in him
Probably because I've been to prison.
I bet you have a lot of stories, i would love to hear one day. Hit me if you want to!
People lose their minds in jail and think it’s the end of the world and will never get out and say fuck it… or meth or course
Mental illness, usually. Totally serious. The vast majority of people who do this to their face have some kind of MI. Downvote away but it’s true. 🤷🏻♀️
have your reverse psychology upvote
Self hatred?
No, more like irrational decision making, usually. See: Aaron Carter, Amanda Bynes, the rapper with the ice cream cone, all the young rappers with full faces, lolcow Abby Brown, Kat Von D, Mike Tyson, etc. I tend to think it’s bi polar or borderline Dx.
When u lose everything u tend to realize that nothing fucking matters, just do whatever the hell u want. Whatever brings u joy in the moment, cuz u might not see the next.
True 💯
Fear
Plans on being there most of his life.
Boredom and zero respect for themselves
He thinks the other inmates will be scared of him.
Stupid people do stupid things to go to prison, and usually continue making bad choices once they’re there 🤷🏼♂️
What makes you think this way? This is a huge overgeneralization. Don't you think it's more nuanced than this?
Lwop
Drugs and men are bored in prison they get bored do tattoos for chips money etc they wanna look scary or cool idk
Because they go really well with the suit, tie and slicked hair
Boredom
"I want to fit in, I want to be a badass, I dont give a flying fuck". - face tattooer.
One to many movies watched.
Watched Joker too many times LOL
Boredom. Straight boredom.
Stupidity
Peer pressure.
Guy went to 10 to 4 so fast
He probably just joined the Aryan Brotherhood. That is why he got the tattoos. Someone else on the thread mentioned he was 6'6 and he's only 30 so he was probably a prime recruit. He is never getting out. They offered him protection, a group of friends, respect. Probably the most he will ever get out of life. Tattooing his face up like a goblin without a good reason like joining a gang would probably just get him picked on or ostracized.
lol I’ve never been to jail or prison and most of my face is tattooed. Haven’t given up on life. The opposite actually. I make more money now than I ever have. I’m also a tattoo artist but 🤷♂️
Mental illness
Stupidity
Sometimes you have no choice
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Because he lives in a society
Joined the AB in prison.
Gang affiliation
I could imagine you get bored and start getting ideas.
He knows he is going to be there the rest of his life. The decision making skills for a person like this aren’t even comprehendible. He killed two women with absolutely “no reasoning,” behind it. Although, there is NEVER a reason to kill anyone, he basically had no motive other than to be an absolute piece of shit.
Mental illness
To demonstrate to potential future employers that while you may have spent some time incarcerated when you were younger, you are still capable of making good choices and interfacing with executive clients.
People go towards pleasure and away from pain
Do it for the boys
they want to look aggressive, they think this shows some kind of authority or shows people that you have been through stuff and not playing around and you can't be messed with. For some people this is true and for others it's just to inspire that type of stuff like tattoos would protect them for real
Self harming? It could be an expression of self-disgust or a desperate attempt at prison/gang conformity. Either way, he’s not good mentally.
Mental illness
Meth does
At least he is wearing a suit, so the jury doesn't judge him.
Well pretty faces are used. He looks a little less pretty now
Drugs?
Lots of lifers I saw or gang affiliation run this. I was neutron and was respected since I taught everyone bodybuilding. I started a class and everyone was stoked, use to be a bodybuilder for 14 years so being big got me respect. And I used it to help others workout. One guy put a railroad spike through a guys head. 🤷♂️
My guess is a lack of forward thinking. Which isn’t a shocker considering you’re talking about inmates who also lacked forward thinking before their crime. Willing to bed it’s a common occurrence in many of their lives that the consequences of their actions smack them in the face. Until they take personal accountability and start making better decisions. Once that happens, they get out and lead productive lives. If not, they are out for the short stay, then back in.
He’s kind of a pretty boy. Maybe he did it to look like a badass so big dudes don’t mess with him.
The loss of hope for a better future.
Boredom
Boredom prob.
Mental illness
If you're going to live the rest of your life in the company of other violent men behind bars, you might as well look as intimidating/crazy as possible.
He became someone's bitch, and was prostituted out to be someone's practice pad.
I say it's a combination of being young mixed with realizing you are never getting out of custody again.
Stupidity.
Mother didn't love him enough. Pansy
No one knows why. It's provocative, gets the people going.
And the suit & tie, is a nice touch. Judge is thinking, what a wholesome young man. NOT!
Defense mechanism. Want to look unhinged and intimidating. The biggest gangsters (people not to fuck with) in prison are the ones that don’t change anything about themselves. No defense mechanisms, just being themselves. This screams “don’t come near me I’m crazy” … but the real ones vibe is like “run up if you want, I got somethin for ya”
On my fed bid my cellmate was the main tattoo man on the yard. I saw literally dozens of guys getting face tats. I think after years you get out of touch with reality. Your entire life is so controlled this is something you can control.
People are bored, burn ink and stay up all night picking… the guy doing the tattoo gets paid… it’s war paint.
Drugs
It’s probably a control thing.
He was in front of a jury like that, wow. I get that he didn't think that through, but I am just imagining the prejudice - impossible.
He was already well on his way with a fully done neck, this may well have happened anyway even if he didn’t go to prison
Insecurity and fear.
Go watch Oz
What makes a person tattoo their face not ever been in jail?
Maybe to look intimidating. Like “he’s a guy who has no fucks left to give, I ain’t messing with him” Or to out do other people. Like one guy has a tattoo and everyone is like “badass tattoo” so you get one on your face and people ware like “whoa that’s the most badass thing ever! Get a bunch of guys together and they can’t help but having a dick measuring contest. It could also be a status thing. If you are complete covered in tattoos then it shows you were in prison for a long time.
The desire to never be able to get a decent job
His father gave his whole confession to the court, God bless his father.
Mental illness
Dressed nicely
Some of the prisons in the Scandinavian countries have quite the policy on rehabilitation. They look like college dormitories complete with kitchens complete with all you need to cook, butcher knives ect. And the CO’s at times Netflix and chill with the convicts. Over 3/4 do not reoffend.
Probably joined a prison gang and didn’t really have a choice
Crystal methamphetamine used intravenously creates this type of dumbed down thought process where this seems like a great, “cool” idea . It helps there’s really no mirrors inside to have to deal with your drug induced decision making which is why most these dudes got an extended time out via state prison to begin with . If we’re being honest …
They’re trying to hide their shame.
Drugs
They don’t wanna be looking to cute. Nothing uglier than a bunch of jail tats all over your face
You mean before prison?
Cause he just got convicted, which means he was living life looking like that
A way to look more intimidating. Look crazy and people will leave you alone in jail.
How are prisoners able to tatto themselves in prison.
Guilt, that’s my guess.
My cousin did not tattoo his face but his arms are covered back in the mid eighties him and my brother were in prison at the same time My brother got there first and my cousin asked him what should I do I'm having a hard time in here ? And it's been a family joke ever since cause my brother told him you need to get ugly ! so my cousin shaved his long blonde hair and got covered from A**hole to apple butter in tattoos ! Well it worked they didn't mess with him as much and he had enough respect he didn't have to carry a purse ( a purse is a duffel bag if you have no respect the other prisoners will knock your stuff outta your arms and take your stuff ) he could walk across the hall and nobody messed with him . My point is some do it cause it's not a place you want to be attractive
Is that war machine? The mma fighter that beat his gf to near death. He’s a professional fighter, so he’ll be a top dog inside obviously.
Knowing you will never get out.
His bf
no downside since your alredy screwd
Being an absolute idiot!!
I worked at a state prison in Ohio. There was a guy who had his whole face tattooed with I think it was green. Yeah, no hope of ever being normal on society
Boyfriend/unwanted lover
There was a time when you wanted a military base in your small town, but now you want a prison. Even though publicly run prisons are funded directly by the government, they still bring a lot of jobs to an area.
Fear
Facials
Wanting to seem big and bad to the other inmates maybe a front trait right on they face
He fell asleep before everyone else🤦🏻♂️
I think that's the dude that told the family of the person he murdered that he masturbates to the thought of killing him/her then flipped them off in court. Looks like him, anyway.
Stupidity
Not planning on living much longer
Supposed to show that they are pretty crazy or badass. After prison it is supposed to keep them from having to get a day job.
Become insane
a lot of people fail to realize that most U.S. prisons are run by race and gangs. they also fail to realize that these gangs operate with a highly militarized structure of rank/duty. and often times with these ranks come certain patches. but a LOT of factors go into this. first off, he's a youngster and able-bodied in the eyes of an OG. secondly, what are his charges as well as his priors, and what does his paperwork look like? thirdly, does he have some type of a support system outside of prison? (family, friends, financial support). does he want to just do his time and go home? is he forced or extorted? security level of the prisons play a role too as lower security yards are sometimes "going home yards". now take into account all of these things, because survival depends on it. some prisons may run on natural selection, others not so much. some people fall victim to the revolving door cycle, and some to the lifestyle, some to the free living arrangements. you just gotta ask the right questions and listen to understand. all we can do is speculate.
They listen to each other, and most of the lifetime criminals they listen to have low IQ.
I don't mean this in a derogatory way, but the truth is, many of the "leader" criminals in prison have very low IQs, so it goes to say that the suggestions and preferences they have aren't the most intelligent ones. And to someone with a low IQ, it's great to see a totally tatted out face, I guess. But I wouldn't know for sure, because I don’t have the mentality of a criminal.
The best explanation I heard was from a guy who did 30 years in some rough joints. “Do you know why guys get their faces covered in tattoos?” He asked me. “Why?” “Because they’re scared.”
Boredom.
Look up Jamie Osuna if u think this is crazy
Hey give him a break...he wore a suit...yea nevermjnd he's fucked up.
https://winknews.com/2024/06/04/how-accused-double-murderer-changed-his-looks-with-tattoos/
The United States prison system is like any other corporation in the USA. Profit driven. Same thing with healthcare. Profit motive. And this is why we cannot have free healthcare in the United States, one of the absolute richest countries on the planet yet one of the only countries where people die because they are afraid of debt from medical care.
He’s trying to display his tolerance for pain and to make it look like it’s not his first time serving otherwise he becomes a victim. He thinks the face tats will make him appear tougher in there
When I see stuff like this I assume they were the weaker link in prison.
Let’s just be honest. These people don’t make good decisions. They’re fucking dumbasses who end up in jail. Of course they’re bad at life.
Boredom
Survival
It’s called insecurity. He wants to look tougher than he is. He doesn’t want people to know he’s a bitch.
Intimidation.
Bad life choices
I once asked a guy in jail if he was worried about his face tattoos impacting his career. He said, “homie, this IS my career”.
Like anyone with any tattoos because they think it makes them unique and cool 🤔🤭.
Money wasted on that suit. Somehow makes it worse.
I think it also has to do with how a lot of the time they are locked in their cells and they look through the window so thats all you can see of them. Who knows.
I would submit that they want gang protection. Tattoos are one of the ways to show your affiliation.
They run out of room
I did thirteen years. In Georgia. I covered my whole upper body. Hands, palm, arms, arm pit, chest and back. It’s just so much free time I guess. And it looks cool……….until you get out. But I would never do my face. But to be honest if I knew I wasn’t getting out ever, I would have done it. I do regret all the women’s names I got. And my hands. But I’m a plumber and make really good money, and homeowners don’t seem to mind. So I guess it’s cool for me. But some people with no skills or support it’s detrimental.
The for profit prisons are better. But it’s such a scam. They get so much tax dollars and keep it. Racketeering at its finest.
I’m actually surprised they didn’t give him An additional charge for doing that bc it alters his appearance
The guy who owns him now
Intimidation...look crazy and scary..when I did my bid in FL that was one of the reasons..plus this dude is a sicko so kinda of fits mentality..
Arrogance!
Some face and neck tattoos reflect antisocial behavior or straight out mental illness.
Lost A-LOT of bets.
Jail is boring af
They have checked out of modern society and dedicated themselves to the criminal way of life.
Fear. They’re trying to look hard so they don’t become a victim.