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 […]
Category Archives: Tattoo Removal
New documentary D’Inked takes viewers into brave new world of laser tattoo removal
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 used tattoo removal laser device to 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 partners with Jails to Jobs to get more tattoo shops involved with tattoo removal
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 low-cost […]
Photographer Steven Burton helps ex-gang members see effects of tattoo removal and publishes book, Skin Deep
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 […]
Tattoo removal: The view from a former warden of the Supermax Federal Prison
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 […]
Group of Kentucky friends creates free tattoo-removal program for ex-offenders
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 […]
Denver area teacher creates TattooEmergency911 mobile tattoo removal business to benefit juvenile offenders
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
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 […]
Laser device company assists free and low cost tattoo removal efforts
Laser device companies can play a leading role in the effort to help formerly incarcerated individuals remove their gang-related and antisocial tattoos. To find out how they can do that, just ask Nick Bergman, director of QuantaCares at Quanta Aesthetic Lasers, […]