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Volunteer Teela Mickles earns a sticker from inmate Andre Johnson after finding something in common during a meet-and-greet exercise on the introductory day of the Defy Ventures program on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. The new program is teaching Nebraska convicts how to become entrepreneurs and wage-earners upon their release from prison. The Defy Ventures program currently trains about 1,600 inmates in California and New York. (Kristin Streff/The Journal-Star via AP)
