0 Former inmates get fresh start with tattoo removal service (Richmond, VA): Posted by Randy Crank on January 10, 2017 at 2:58pm Charles Greene got his first tattoo 20 years ago in jail. One of his fellow inmates melted the wax from a chess piece and then, using a needle, plucked at his skin so the ink could dye it. His first few jailhouse tattoos were out of sight, on his legs. Soon the black ink covered his arms, hands and neck