STS Researchers Meet with Local INK-OUT Board

On April 22, STS researchers Keiler Beers, Maricela Sanchez-Garcia and Claire Collins discussed the achievements of Walla Walla’s INK-OUT gang-exit tattoo removal program with the project’s Board at Walla Walla General Hospital. Key topics were the impact on gang involvement of tensions between Latino community-members and police and the potential of law enforcement and local volunteers to make a positive difference in the lives of struggling youth.