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Building Stronger Lives for Good

ConBody gives ex-cons a chance at a bright future after a rough start
OFFERING A LEG UP Coss Marte, enlists ex-cons to become personal trainers as a way to help each one build a new life.

WHEN COSS MARTE doesn’t return your phone calls or emails, don’t take it personally—most likely, he’s in jail. Being behind iron bars provides fertile ground for Marte, 30, who served six years for building a $2.5 million drug operation and burned off 70 pounds in the process.

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