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To listen to Stephanie’s interview with BBC, click the link below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p078jxrf

Stephanie Andresen-Stevens is a laser technician in Wisconsin, US. She helps former gang members and survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse to remove the tattoos that were used to mark them. She hopes that by erasing the unwanted ink she can help them move on.

(Photo: Stephanie Andresen-Stevens. Credit: Sarah Schultz Photography)