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Tattoo Removal Programs Help Former Inmates Wipe The Slate Clean

For people who have been incarcerated, head and neck tattoos are often a barrier to reentering society and getting jobs. Some former inmates are removing their tattoos to help leave the past behind.

Buckshot Cunningham lived without housing for years before he moved into a small cottage at Hope Village, a shelter run by the nonprofit Rogue Retreat in southern Oregon. April Ehrlich/Jefferson Public Radio hide caption

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Law Enforcement Officials Argue Rural Homeless Services Worsen Problem

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Shane MacLeod is covered head-to-toe in tattoos. He says he's tired of being pre-judged. Judith Kogan/NPR hide caption

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Tattoo Removal Programs Help Former Inmates Wipe The Slate Clean

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Peking University in Beijing is one of the Chinese institutions that have adopted new charters emphasizing party loyalty. TPG/Getty Images hide caption

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Chinese Universities Are Enshrining Communist Party Control In Their Charters

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Greg Johnson opened the Blue Door in 1993. Over the past few years, the concert venue has become a hub of liberal activism in a largely conservative state. Betty Soo/Courtesy Greg Johnson hide caption

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In Deep Red Oklahoma, The Blue Door Is 'A Lighthouse' For Progressive Protest Music

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