A C1 member wrote, “In an attempt to deny inmates access to shaving razors and the blades that are always used for anything but their intended purpose, inmates in some of our facilities are given the option to purchase an electric shaver.
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“We have received several reports that the inmates were using these shavers to make tattoo guns/machines. We assumed that they were tearing down the shaver to gain access to the internal motors.
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“After discovery of this shaver in the photos it is obvious that they are not being broken down but are making their tattoo guns on the side of the shaver and then putting it back together after they are finished with the tattoos.
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“The shaver/gun in the photo was made with a pencil eraser, ink pen, rubber bands, and a filed down paper clip as the needle.”
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