French Museum Opens Gallery on Prison Tattoos

A museum in Marseille, France, has opened a groundbreaking gallery exploring the history of prison tattoos. The exhibit showcases how inmates used ink to mark identity, rank, and survival stories, often with improvised tools and homemade ink.

Curators say the display sheds light on a hidden part of history, showing how tattoos served as both resistance and self-expression in some of the harshest environments.

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