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Practice behind bars. tattooing. >> mines art work. you know what i mean? i did this myself. >> where? >> in a cell like this. >> how? >> how? see this cassette player? i ripped the motor out of it, and i attach a tube to it with the needle, spin the needle back and forth. and i make the ink. burn plastic or baby oil, and the soot will go up. i collect the soot and mix it with shampoo to make a thick black ink. >> tattooing in prison is illegal and poses a variety of health risks, but weve met c...

Aaron yost who participates in another illegal, yet very common practice behind bars. tattooing. >> mines art work. you know what i mean? i did this myself. >> where? >> in a cell like this. >> how? >> how? see this cassette player? i ripped the motor out of it, and i attach a tube to it with the needle, spin the needle back and forth. and i make the ink. burn plastic or baby oil, and the soot will go up. i collect the soot and mix it with shampoo to make a thick black ink. >> tattooing in priso...

Willing to risk punishment to provide them. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, elevmn/ theres eleven in the last ten years. eleven convictions for tattooing. which aint bad. >> richard sampson is one of the more prolific tattoo artists at the limon correctional facility in colorado. he shared a handful of his disciplinary write-ups. one tattoo motor. belonging to inmate sampson. one radio, one medical syringe with needle. one bottle of ink. tattoo needle. contraband. o...

Educated and i pretty much know whats going on. youre supposed to give them 24 hours prior -- 24 hours after? >> after. >> since you did that and then youre clean on that one and then we can probably get -- like 30 days or 30 to 90 days youll be sanctioned. >> thats cool. >> i enjoy what im doing. i enjoy helping people. it keeps my day busy. >> but peaches isnt the only game in town. davon lymon heads to level five to represent his friend felix lewis in his hearing about a tattoo charge. >> wha...

Im -- i want to see the tattoos. >> come on in. >> so show me the tattoos. >> put your sleeves up a little higher. >> where its red? right there. >> so where its red? >> all these, you can feel theyre new. >> those are notes, i guess theyd call them. >> first of all, im just disappointed. you know? >> okay. >> all we have in this world is our word, and you came to me and you said, i give you my word, you wont have any many problems. okay? and so -- and so then i hear that youre tattooing in the ...

>> youre welcome. >> whew. i click my heels together three times, and im on my way. this is like a bump in the road for me. thats perfect. im going home. yes. >> youre going home? >> some people, its like hereditary. they stay here. >> right here, sir. >> lewis, myself, the deputy warden, the captain, needs to talk to you in the office, so come on down. >> felix lewis, when he first got here, we had given him a urine test and he came up positive for thc. basically came to me, told me that he wou...

Family and enjoy their daughter, that person should be walking a straight line around here, and i dont see you doing that. i dont. and thats why im disappointed. i mean, living in level two is a privilege, you know? i dont expect people to be tattooing or using drugs or smoking cigarettes or introducing contraband. thats not going to be tolerated here. and especially from somebody whos been given a break. >> and once again, felix, you know, no hard feelings, but i do believe that this facility i...

Anything like that. >> 24 hours prior and then maybe -- >> 24 hours after? >> after. >> since you did that and then youre clean on that one and then we can probably get -- like 30 days or 30 to 90 days youll be sanctioned. >> thats cool. >> i enjoy what im doing. i enjoy helping people. it keeps my day busy. >> but peaches isnt the only game in town. davon lymon heads to level five to represent his friend felix lewis in his hearing about a tattoo charge. >> we have a hearing today. an inmate had...

Our word, and you came to me and you said, i give you my word, you wont have anymore problems with me. okay? and so -- and so then i hear that youre tattooing in the unit. >> okay. >> and i see evidence of that on your arm. you know? and so what am i to think? >> im getting aimed at. im getting shook down more than anybody. im getting my money counted more than anybody. all of a sudden, ive been getting picked on. >> somebody who had suspended sanctions and somebody who wants to be able to visit...

56056. >> do you wish to be assisted by a staff member or another inmate? >> yes, davon lymon. >> do you need an interpreter to assist you in presenting your defense? >> si, no. no. >> do you wish to call anyone in this testimony as well that would not be accumulative this case? >> theres no witnesses. >> youve been charged with category 8, paragraph 30, tattooing and/or possession of tattooing paraphernalia. do you admit or deny it? >> i deny it. >> do you wish to present your version of the in...