Released Offenders Erase Marks Of The Past - CBS 7

After time in prison, it's hard for people on supervised release -- like John Maddox to get back into a routine.

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"It’s preventing them from getting jobs” said Mel Bullock, director of clinical operations at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, he is one of the clinicians who removes the tattoos. “Without these jobs, they are going to go right back into the judicial system and back into a penitentary.”

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