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How I Made $40,000 Running an Illegal Prison Tattoo Business | Chris Dobson

2025/6/8
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Chris Dobson: 我在弗吉尼亚州纽波特纽斯长大,父母都是好人,但后来他们离婚了。我从小就比较调皮,对传统的学校教育不感兴趣,更喜欢涂鸦和自由表达。我的家人不支持我从事艺术,因为他们认为这赚不到钱。后来我们搬到查尔斯顿,我开始和那些不合群的人混在一起,我很喜欢这种感觉。那时,我的父母太专注于自己的生活,没有太多时间管我们。16、17岁时发生的一件事改变了我的人生轨迹,我分享了一个故事,这个故事是我真正堕落的催化剂。我开始使用药物来应对创伤,并多次吸毒过量。我的父母已经尽力帮助我了,但他们不能为了我而毁掉自己的生活。

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Chris Dobson discusses his upbringing in Newport News, Virginia, his family dynamics, and his early experiences of mischief and rebellion against societal expectations. He reveals his early interest in art and skateboarding, and how his parents' divorce impacted his life.
  • Chris grew up in Newport News, Virginia with his parents and brother.
  • He was always mischievous, pushing boundaries from a young age.
  • His parents divorced when he was 12.
  • He moved to Charleston, South Carolina in middle school and started hanging out with a rebellious crowd.

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Chris Dobson reveals how he ran a $40,000 tattoo business inside prison, the risks he took, and how he managed to make it work.

#PrisonTattoo #UndergroundEconomy #PrisonLife #TrueCrime #HustleAndSurvive #IllegalBusiness #PrisonEconomy #InkBehindBars

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Growing Up in Newport News, Virginia

00:05:53 Growing Up in a Rough Town: Finding Art and Skateboarding

00:11:45 A Catalyst for Change: The High School Experience

00:17:33 Intense Home Invasion Survival Story

00:23:19 Media Misrepresentation and Legal Battles

00:29:30 Overcoming Heroin Addiction and Rehabilitation Struggles

00:35:21 A Life of Trauma and Addiction

00:41:17 Unplanned Robberies and Arrest

00:47:24 The Plea Deal Decision and Its Consequences

00:53:26 Experiences in South Carolina's Kirkland Reception Center

00:59:30 Life in Federal Prison: Long Sentences and Survival

01:05:56 Prison Life: Surviving and Adapting

01:10:56 Becoming a Tattoo Artist in Prison

01:16:33 The Role of Tattoo Artists in Prison Gangs

01:22:13 From Prison Hustle to Tattoo Career

01:28:28 Transitioning Home After Prison

01:34:34 Introduction of the Video

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