It started as glorification of Prison status. Prisoners don’t get belts lest they hang themselves or use them as whips or to strangle guards or other prisoners. It has become like dreadlocks, a statement that one is useless to society and society best get used to it.
Prison status.
I guess every form of refuge has its price.
I believe there is a hierarchy in prison—I confess I do not know what it might be.