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Category Archives: Tattoo Removal

OTM Skin creates tattoo removal program for parolees and trafficked women

Posted on February 2, 2021February 18, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Never underestimate the power of compassion. And what one person can do to improve the lives of those facing challenges. Take aesthetician Natasha Baldivia for example.

Who can operate a laser and remove tattoos? Here’s how to find that out and more

Posted on October 27, 2020March 1, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Interested in starting a free or low-cost tattoo removal program but not sure what type of person to recruit to take off the tattoos? Determining who is legally able to operate a tattoo removal laser device depends on the state […]

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How to buy a used tattoo removal laser device

Posted on October 8, 2019March 1, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

If you’re planning to launch a free or low-cost tattoo removal program and are concerned about the expense of buying equipment, you may want to consider purchasing a pre-owned laser device. These devices are extremely cost effective – you can […]

California pre-release tattoo removal

California expands funding for prison tattoo removal program

Posted on July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

California is spending $6.4 million to expand its pre-release tattoo removal program from two locations to 21 prisons and facilities across the state. The effort will take place over the next four years. The program began in 2018 at the […]

How to Create a Mobile Tattoo Removal Program That Fits Your Budget

Posted on June 21, 2018August 10, 2020 by Jails to Jobs

Is it time to hit the road with a mobile tattoo removal program? A serious demand for the removal of anti-social and gang-related tattoos is not being met. Free or low-cost tattoo removal needs to be made more available to […]

laser tattoo removal

New documentary D’Inked takes viewers into brave new world of laser tattoo removal

Posted on May 16, 2018May 15, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

Many in reentry are determined to get their unwanted tattoos removed, so they can find employment and start a new life. But what’s the process really like? In their recently released documentary D’Inked, filmmakers Jacob Tillman and Ben Pierce take viewers […]

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Donate your used tattoo removal laser device to Jails to Jobs

Posted on September 14, 2017July 24, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Are you a dermatologist, plastic surgeon, hospital, tattoo artist or anyone else who provides tattoo removal treatments? Are you planning to replace your tattoo removal laser device with a newer model? If so, consider donating your device to Jails to […]

Redemption Ink

Redemption Ink partners with Jails to Jobs to get more tattoo shops involved with tattoo removal

Posted on July 6, 2017December 30, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

  Southside Tattoo of Baltimore launched Redemption Ink, a free tattoo cover-up program for hate and gang-related tattoos, in January. And it’s working with Jails to Jobs to refer potential clients in other parts of the country to free or […]

Photographer Steven Burton helps ex-gang members see effects of tattoo removal and publishes book, Skin Deep

Posted on June 22, 2017February 21, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

In a unique endeavor – soon to be a book – photographer Steven Burton digitally erased the tattoos from portraits of ex-gang members to show what they would look like without the ink. And the results were amazing. During the […]

Bob Hood

Tattoo removal: The view from a former warden of the Supermax Federal Prison

Posted on May 4, 2017February 21, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

  It’s a mystery to us why there aren’t more pre-release tattoo removal programs. And we’re not the only ones to question this lack of a service that could do so much to help those getting out of prison start […]

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