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Sex offender outpatient program a small cost in big system

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For 23 years Caesar lived in an institution -- either prison or treatment center -- after being convicted of raping a woman in her apartment.

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Mary Paine owns Counseling Affiliates of Nebraska and runs an outpatient program for sex offenders. Her program provides transition services for inmates.

GWYNETH ROBERTS / Lincoln Journal Star

Reach the writer at 402-473-7250 or nhicks@journalstar.com. On Twitter @LJSNancyHicks.

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Mary Paine owns Counseling Affiliates of Nebraska and runs an outpatient program for sex offenders. Her program provides transition services for inmates.

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