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'A program for convicts designed by convicts' — Transitional living house puts Nebraska parolees on better path

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On an unseasonably warm late November afternoon, Ryan Goodrich and Blake Conn took a few minutes to reflect on how far they’ve come.

Ryan Goodrich (left) and Blake Conn at their job with Kinnan-Scaping near Gretna in November. The two got their jobs with the landscaping company owned by Brandon Kinnan through 50th Street Landing's association with Brookside Church.

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Marcos Martinez Jr., a resident at 50th Street Landing, talks on the phone in his bedroom.

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A sense of accountability is stressed at 50th Street Landing as shown by this schedule posted last month.

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Shane Reilly holds some of the "Never Give Up" bracelets he hands out at 50th Street Landing.

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Shane Reilly shows an area of donated clothes at 50th Street Landing last month.

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Marcos Martinez Jr., a resident at 50th Street Landing, talks on the phone in his bedroom.

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Ryan Goodrich (left) and Blake Conn at their job with Kinnan-Scaping near Gretna in November. The two got their jobs with the landscaping company owned by Brandon Kinnan through 50th Street Landing's association with Brookside Church.

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Shane Reilly shows an area of donated clothes at 50th Street Landing last month.

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A sense of accountability is stressed at 50th Street Landing as shown by this schedule posted last month.

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