Here's What 42 Common Prison Tattoos Really Mean

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“1488” is not specifically a prison tattoo, but you will sometimes see it on inmates with white supremacist ties. The meaning of the tattoo is actually broken up into two parts: 14 and 88. 14 refers to the “Fourteen Words”—a quote by Nazi leader David Lane, while 88 refers to H, the eighth letter of the alphabet.
 

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So, essentially, 88 stands for HH, or “Heil Hitler.” These tattoos can be associated with the Aryan Brotherhood, a white gang of Neo-Nazis. Hitler is their hero, so they memorialize him in some way on their body forever. Messed up, right? Any tattoos like this one are filled with meaning and make you an easy target for gangs.

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