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Ex-gang members, others get tattoo removal, new start

They're inked letters peaking out from shirt collars, hate emblems sported on fingers or teardrops drawn below the eye.

And the visible tattoos can keep reformed gang members from being hired, joining the military or pursing other positive endeavors that can help them shed their checkered pasts.

"When you're young, you can make stupid mistakes that have long-lasting ramifications," said central Phoenix resident Sarah Clifton, 26. "You don't think about the fact that you'll need to earn a living one day and that people will judge you for these gang tattoos." READ MORE>>>