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 look at one prisoner from Atlantic City to learn more. Tasnim Shamma reports.
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Here’s WPRB’s exclusive interview with Peter Feldman, Regional Communications Director for the McCain campaign in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It’s set to air this Thursday at 5pm as part of The Dispatch‘s continuing campaign coverage. In the interview, Feldman addresses the McCain campaign’s efforts to win Pennsylvania, their GOTV efforts, how they see [...]
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Brandon Joseph and Yihe Dong join host Sebastian Jones after meeting with local voters in Princeton, NJ to gauge their take on the election.
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WPRB’s Folasade John reports on the Obama campaign’s efforts to win the Garden State.
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Tags: Election 2008, Frank Rich, McCain, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, New Jersey, Obama, Pennsylvania, Peter H. Stone, robocall, The Dispatch
October 21, 2008
The Dispatch, WPRB’s weekly news magazine, premieres this Thursday at 5:00pm with coverage of Election 2008. The Dispatch will feature reports on the McCain and Obama campaigns and their efforts in New Jersey, local voters on the candidates and the issues, an exclusive look at robocalls in Pennsylvania and interviews with Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell of [...]
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