bubanas' older brother ryan mcnee has mixed feelings about the day. >> nick gets out today sad to see go but i want to see him on the street than here. don't like to see the kid in jail. >> try to call you tonight, all right? >> good luck. >> you good? >> right. >> stay safe. >> i'm worried about him because he's living the same kind of lifestyle i live now. he runs around the same way i do. and i don't know what his situation's going to be when leaves, i don't know if he's got a place to go. if he don't have a place go he's going to do what he knows how to do and will end up using and probably end up back here before i leave. you never know what -- going out there to relapse in a few days and be back here within a few months? it's the unknown. you know what i mean? the probability of me going and returning to society doing the same thing i've always done is high, you know what i mean? the chips are definitely stacked against me. i want to change. i want to do something different. sometimes it's just tough. you know? >> a few hours later bubanas would have his chance for a fresh start

i like that. >> ryan mcnee has been holding out hope that his brother, nick bubanas, could get back toormal life following his recent release. but after getting word from home, he's not too optimistic. >> i heard from nick about a month ago. i called him. he was at his uncle's house. he's doing -- he's doing what he does. he picked up, he was using, doing his thing. but i have not heard from him in a month. it is what it is. it's what he does. nothing i can say that's going to change him. because if i was out there, i would probably be in the same position. i don't listen to nobody either. you know, probably before i leave here, he might be back here. who knows? you know? >> mcnee is awaiting trial and if found not guilty, he could have his own chance at a life on the outside. like his brother, he will have to battle his drug addiction to avoid coming back to jail >> you know, i look in that mirror now, like, my hair's going gray. i'm getting old. i'm starting to feel the effects of the aging process, you know? and my life's just -- i don't know where the past 20 years went. they just