Tattoo artists trained in Stillwater prison find work, community at White Bear Lake studio

Travis “Leo” Leonard recently spent 30 hours tattooing an elaborate Japanese-inspired artwork on a customer at No Joke Tattoo ...
Westword

Permanent Memories: Denver Artist Gives an Inside Look at Tattooing in Prison

“I was always drawing all the time, but I didn’t have any direction, really, to go with it,” recalls Piper, a local tattoo artist and author. “I got enrolled into the Colorado Institute of Art at one ...
KSTP-TV

At Stillwater prison, tattoo program seeks to improve health, career outcomes for inmates

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is launching a tattoo parlor in a prison to reduce the spread of bloodborne diseases and set prisoners up for success when they get out. It’s one of very few ...
La Grande Observer

Pendleton tattoo artist Seth Finch found his calling — and God — in prison

Seth Finch works Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, on a large tattoo piece on his client Shay Holt’s arm at Lighter Shade of Grey in downtown Pendleton. PENDLETON — Seth Finch’s road to running a tattoo ...
WECT

‘I was so broke down’: Local tattoo artist turned his life around after going to prison for 10 years

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Some journeys are easy while others are difficult, this includes one tattoo artist who owns a shop in Downtown Wilmington. Chris Dobson now owns Castle Keep Tattoo in ...