Tattoo removals for former gang members resume — with a new laser funded by Utah lawmakers

The program has helped more than 200 former gang members since 2006, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kirk Orton talks about having tattoos removed in 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.

Tattoo removals for former gang members resume — with a new laser funded by Utah lawmakers

The program has helped more than 200 former gang members since 2006, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said.

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