Having a visible tattoo with a vulgar, anti-police message would be a major challenge for someone seeking a job after being incarcerated. Yet that was the future facing a young man at the Community Corrections Center in Lincoln. He was concerned that a spur-of-the-moment decision to get the tattoo would have lasting consequences on his employability.
“I was drinking at the time, and I did it out of impulse,” he said in a sheepish voice. “Now, I regret it.”
“It’s not something that’s meant to be there,” he continued. “I want to grow out of that lifestyle, [to have] a better image.”…