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The Dispatch: Recidivism in New Jersey

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CC Flickr photo by Lisa Andres: The Atlantic City Boardwalk at Night

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.

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Naomi Nix contributed editing to this story.  Aku Ammah-Tagoe was Senior Producer.  Executive Producer was Nikki Leon.

Music from Chad Crouch.

The Dispatch Web Content: A Bit of Wedding History

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If you tuned in to WPRB in October, you may have caught an earlier version of Naomi Nix’s story about the first same-sex commitment ceremony performed in the Princeton University Chapel.  Here’s the final version, which is quite a bit different from the original.  Take a listen:

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(Reporting by Naomi Nix, Produced by Nikki Leon)

Correction:  Reverend Sue Anne Steffey Morrow was the Associate Dean of Religious Life in 1997 not the dean of the Princeton University Chapel. WPRB regrets the error.

The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage Part II

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photo credit: Abulic Monkey

Tune in now (12pm-1pm EST) to hear The Dispatch: Voices on Same Sex Marriage, Part II

This week, Naomi Nix takes a look at the first same-sex commitment ceremony performed in the University Chapel. Scholars Stephen Macedo and Robert George share their thoughts on the issue. And WPRB Contributor Connor Carreras sits down with lawyers on both sides of Perry v Schwarzenegger, a case challenging California’s voter-instituted ban on same-sex marriage that is set to go before a US District Court in January 2010.

Creative Commons Licensed music from Evgeny Grinko, The Family Simpson, and Learning Music.

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WPRB's Complete Election '08 Coverage

Here’s the full October 23 and October 30 Election Coverage line-up

The McCain Camp

  • Sophie Jin reports on the McCain campaign on and off campus in the Princeton, NJ area:
  • Sebastian Jones talks with Peter Feldman, Regional Communications Director for NY, NJ and PA for the McCain campaign:

The Obama Camp

  • Folasade John reports on the Obama campaign’s efforts in central New Jersey:
  • Leif Johnson talks to Princeton Sociology professor and Obama backer Melissa Harris-Lacewell:

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