CC Flickr photo by Lisa Andres: The Atlantic City Boardwalk at Night
In New Jersey, the re-arrest (recidivism) rate for adult offenders is about 55%. We’ve got a lot of people ending up in jail more than once here—about 31% of all adult prisoners.
Who do these numbers represent? We sit down with one prisoner from Atlantic City to learn more. Tasnim Shamma reports.
Naomi Nix contributed editing to this story. Aku Ammah-Tagoe was Senior Producer. Executive Producer was Nikki Leon.
Music from Chad Crouch.