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Category Archives: Tattoo Removal

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, 2018November 22, 2022 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 […]

donate your laser device

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, 2017November 21, 2022 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, 2017October 3, 2021 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 […]

Tattoo Removal Ink

Group of Kentucky friends creates free tattoo-removal program for ex-offenders

Posted on April 20, 2017October 3, 2021 by Jails to Jobs

Thanks to the free and low-cost tattoo removal program directory on our website, we’ve been in touch with quite a few people who provide this service. But rarely have we come across a story quite like that of Jo Martin […]

TattooEmergency911

Denver area teacher creates TattooEmergency911 mobile tattoo removal business to benefit juvenile offenders

Posted on March 16, 2017February 21, 2018 by Jails to Jobs

Jesus Bujanda has created TattooEmergency911, a mobile tattoo removal business that removes unwanted tattoos from juvenile offenders. It’s a model that others may wish to follow, and those who do may eventually be able to purchase a mobile clinic from […]

New book outlines how to create a tattoo removal program

Posted on June 30, 2016February 19, 2019 by Jails to Jobs

Jails to Jobs has published another book, and this one is a how-to guide on setting up a free or low-cost tattoo removal program. Whether you’re a nonprofit, medical professional, tattoo artist, prison official, sheriff’s department employee or other interested […]

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Jails to Jobs is in the process of expanding its tattoo removal program and is looking for SF Bay Area volunteer doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and physicians assistants to help us in our efforts. If you are a physician, N.P., R.N. or P.A. and are interested, please contact us here. Training is provided if needed.