
Prisons
Inmates leaving gangs, stripping tats for jobs, better lives
Under penalty of a beating or death, Erik Eck pledged at age 13 to adhere to the Latin Kings’ first rule: “Once a King, always a King.” Tattoos that bedeck his entire body express his fealty forever to one of the largest gangs in the U.S. Now 36, the longtime Latin King enforcer is trying