Tattooed prisoner in Maison Centrale de Nîmes, Nîmes, France, c.1898-1899.
Dr. Charles Perrier was appointed prison doctor at Maison Centrale de Nîmes from 1888 - 1911. During this time, he carried out extensive research on a total of 859 prisoners from the ages of 16 to 73. Along with collecting data on nationality, ethnic origin, profession, religion, etc, he was particularly interested in tattoos, which he documented by using drawing and photography. His first major volume of work, “Les Criminels”, was published in 1900, which detailed his studies from 1896 to 1899.
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