A program at DuPage County Jail is giving inmates a chance to escape their gang lives by offering free tattoo removal.
A new tattoo studio has been installed inside the jail and is staffed by volunteer tattoo artists from the community.
Inmates who have completed the facility's gang-cessation and jobs program can have their gang-related tattoos removed or covered up — free of charge.The tattoo removal is the final piece of a program that allows inmates to obtain college credits and job training.In the past three years, 40 gang members have participated in the program with a 15-percent recidivism rate.
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