Slave | Tattoos

: Traffickers often force victims to get tattoos of the trafficker's name, a gang symbol, or a barcode.

: Enslaved people and criminals were marked to permanently label their status. Slave tattoos

: Fugitive slaves who were caught often received facial tattoos with messages like "Stop me! I am a runaway". : Traffickers often force victims to get tattoos

: Evidence from Ephesus suggests that some tattoos may have even served as receipts, marked with "tax paid" to prove the individual had been legally processed. a gang symbol