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Lasers give youth a fresh start; solar industry braces for cuts

By Charlie Zimmermann
Published July 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM PDT
A close up of a forearm. There are several tattoos visible, including a square, a crude drawing of the Playboy bunny logo and a half-visible name, "Ash"
Oregon Youth Authority
A teenager shows his tattoos before they began the removal process. He says he did most of the tattoos himself, except for the bunny.

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Charlie Zimmermann is a producer of Underground History.
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