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Clean Arms for Community in partnership with Tattoo Removal Center and the State of California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is providing free removal services to inmates in the juvenile facility in Norwalk, CA. View more at www.tattooremovalcenter.net
Honduras has one of the highest crime rates in the world - and for gang members, tattoos are part of their identity. But for those trying to get out of gang life, the symbols on their skin cause problems, not just fear of retribution from rival gangs, but discrimination from employers. Monica Villamizar reports.
The tattoo-removal program, Erase the Past, helps at-risk youth and former gang members rid their bodies of tattoos in Los Angeles.