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June 8, 2025 105 mins
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 Connect with Chris Dobson: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slickphillips_art?igsh=cGtiYmxqcHY0OHAw Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://convictclothing.net/collections/convict-clothing-x-ian-bick 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 Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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