The Salt Lake County Metro Gang Unit and University of Utah Health have resumed their joint tattoo removal program — thanks to a new laser financed by the state legislature.
The program has helped more than 200 former gang members since 2006, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said.
The free program began in 1991 and allows people to start anew after they leave the “gang lifestyle,” according to its website. The Salt Lake Area Gang Project screens applicants, including juveniles, to determine their eligibility for the program, by ensuring they have not been involved in criminal activity for about a year.
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost, D-Salt Lake City, speaks about the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office/University of Utah Health's program to remove former gang members' tattoos, during a news conference in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. The new laser came with a $175,000 price tag, said Dr. Bradford Rockwell, a professor of plastic surgery at University of Utah Health. Dailey-Provostthat paid for the new machine — which has now been in operation for about six weeks, with 41 ex-gang members waiting to begin treatment, Rivera said.
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