hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town.ou can't -- the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago. >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual, very rarely have we had anybody come in here, if ever, for shooting at a cop anyway. i hate they shoot regular people but now they're shooting at cops. their status is greater than what it would have been if they would shot one of their homeys on the street. >> two other connections say they will trade their current status for freedom in a heart beat. one of them, shawn stark has run into an old friend here. >> the hackensack? >> the shooting. >> that was the gun? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. are you serious? how did it go down? >> because he owned the gun leonardes allegedly used to shoot at police. >> he's in hackensack? >> he's in the hospital with county police officers babysitting him and $2 million bail. >> that's [ bleep ] up. >> stark purchased the unregistered gun from another inmate being held at the jail, jerry nunez. >> the prosecutor came to my house.

hackensack, new jersey feels like another world. it's the largest city in bergen county, which is ranked as one of the most prosperous regions in the nation. just outside downtown hackensack is the bergen county jail. most of the nearly 900 inmates here are accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. the majority of them are from somewhere else. many say bergen county is better than other jails. >> sit and play chess all day. no problems. free tvs. >> the country club reference goes back as long as i've been here, so i look at it as a compliment. country club is a professional, well organized, strict rules and regulations, cleaner. i look at that as bergen county jail. some of the hardened criminals like the dirty, dingy kind of jail and won't find it here. >> right here in bergen county jail, there are good, good people. just straight up real. >> with seven prior stays, enrique cruz qualifies as the jail's unofficial tour guide. >> spanish harlem over this [ bleep ] except for the white boy in the bac

while some consider it a suburb of new york city, hackensack has its own character and faces its ownenges. you can find examples just outside downtown, at the bergen county jail. >> he's cleared. >> while some of the men and women incarcerated here have been convicted, most are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial and the resolution of their cases. >> this is like country club compared to my county jail. >> william bernard might disagree with the country club description, except for a brief stay driving with a suspended license, this is his first extended stay in jail. bernard says his four months here have caused him panic attacks and worsened his stuttering. >> i would stutter sometimes when the anxiety level would get real high on the outside but nothing like on a -- on a daily basis to where guys on the unit would be making fun of me because that's just, you know, the way i'm talking every day. i guess some people look at you and don't like you for some reason. they just target in on you and a lot of them have been in there for ten months, 12 months, so they're already

>> a dangerous drug makes a comeback in hackensack, but this time, with a dangerous twist. >> and you will see that they are very close to their moms and that is why i call them mama's boys. >> my mom is afraid that she will bury me. >> i feel weak without him. it's not because of lack of nutrition. because lack of sleep. i have lack of confidence. >> i am addicted to every drug i put in my body. >> and they have developed a method of communicating unlike any we have seen before. >> and asap, please give me money asap. >> we are on the same wavelength and i don't know who picked up on that kind of thing, but they did. >> and we once again give them cameras to record their intimate thoughts. >> and if he were to kill someone, i would be right next to him, hiding the body. >>> the 40,000 or so residents of quiet hackensack, new jersey, can visit the glitz and glamour of new york city in less than an hour. but on the out skirts of downtown hackensack, is a place where a compelling drama plays out every day. there are about 900 men and women incarcerated inside the bergen county jail. mos

just outside downtown hackensack is the bergen county jail. most of the nearly 900 inmates are accused of crimes and are awaiting trial. the majority of them are from somewhere else. many say bergen county is better than other jails. >> this is a country club. you can play chess all day. no problems. three tvs. it's a country club. >> the country club reference goes back as long as i've been here. i look at it as a compliment. country club is a professional, well organized, strict with rules and regulations, cleaner. i look at that as bergen county jail. some of the hardened criminals like the dirty, grungy type of jail. they're not going to find that here. >> right here in bergen county jail, you have good, good people who are straight up real. >> with seven prior stays, enrique cruz qualifies as the jail's unofficial tour guide. >> this spanish harlem over this [ bleep ] except for the white boy in the back, he's down with them [ bleep ]. this is spanish harlem. you have uptown over here [ bleep ], uptown. sit your ass down, man. [ bleep ].

but on the outskirts of hackensack is a place where compelling drama plays out everyday. there are about 900 men and women incarcerated inside of the bergen county jail. most are only accused of crimes and awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. many of them will also share something else in common. >> we are seeing a large influx of inmates that come into our facility for heroin. also prescription drugs. oxycodeine and things of that nature, but heroin is making a huge comeback and not just in the suburbs or the urban area, it's going to all dichbt different areas. >> alyssa schlossberg need look no further than her own skin for evidence of heroin's comeback. >> i shot my feet, too, like in here, and little spots in here, here. my family being around them, they know what these are. you know, people that don't know that i do drugs now can tell. so it's embarrassing. but nothing a little foundation can't fix. i have so many moments where i don't remember. i hear what happened, you know. when i was at the hospital, the nurse had told me that they found me naked on

its largest city is hackensack. just outside downtown is its own crossroads of the world. but virtually no one comes to the bergen county jail looking for good times. >> peanut butter and jelly. i ain't 10 years old. >> most of the men and women here have only been charged with crimes and awaiting resolution of their cases. >> to your cells. put it down. to your cells, let's go. >> having spent nearly two years in the jail's maximum security unit as his case moves through the court, david has picked up a new skill or two. >> when i was locked in the cell by myself, they let me have art activities. you got this for origami. i used to make ducks, flowers, birds, planes, like a butterfly, dinosaurs, frogs, everything. flower. i was kind of rushing it, but that's the basic idea. >> i've been doing this job over 22 years. i believe david is one of the most dangerous inmates we've dealt with here. he's very intelligent. can be very narcissistic and can be manipulative to the point where he can convince you of just about anything. >> staff realize that to deal with him is to deal

but hackensack, new jersey, feels like another world.t is the largest city in bergen county, ranked as one of the most prosperous regions in the nation. just outside of town is the county jail. most of the nearly 900 inmates are accused of trials and awaiting trial for resolution of their cases. the majority of them are from somewhere else. many say this is better than other jails. >> no problems. three tvs. country club. >> the country club reference goes back as long as i've been here. i look at it as a compliment. country club is a professional, well organized, strict rules and regulations cleaner, i look at that as the county jail. some hardened jails like the dirty grungy jail. they won't find that here. >> in bergen county jail, good people that are real. >> enrique qualifies as the jail's unofficial tour guide. >> this spanish harlem there. except for the white boy in the back, he down with them. spanish harlem. uptown here, uptown. sit your ass down, man. >> over a period of 26 years, cruz spent time not only in bergen county but

. >>> hackensack, new jersey, is known better for nice homes and downtown shops than gangs. but gangs do exist here. about 50% of the inmates are gang affiliated. most are dwighted among racial lines but the predominant gang has diversity. >> dominant is blood. they believe in numbers. it's a numbers game for them. could be bloods, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in state prison system, i had a blood member who was a hindu. their willingness to accept anyone into their gang is what makes them the most dangerous. >> why? because we don't know where they're coming from. >> sometimes blood members don't even know each other. but one blood everyone seems to know is michael bates, who has just met with his attorney. and is not pleased with what he has learned. >> double digit. if i got to do time, they got to give it to me. i ain't pleading guilty. >> he has pled not guilty to weapons charges and aggravated assault. he hoped to reach a plea deal with a sentence of five years but prosecution had a harsher sentence in mind. >> 15, three years running consecutive. meaning i ha

. >>> hackensack, new jersey is better known for nice homes and quaint downtown shops than it is forgang activity. gang related crimes do occur here. in the city's bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. while most are divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. it's a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from different ethnic backgrounds, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in the state prison system i actually had a blood gang member who was a hindu. their willingness to accept anybody into their gang is what makes them the most dangerous. >> why? >> because we don't know where they're coming from. >> sometimes blood members don't even know each other. one blood everyone seems to know is michael bates, who has just met with his attorney, and is not pleased with what he has learned. >> i got to go to trial now. >> why? >> they're throwing double digit figures at me. i don't want it. i'm not

. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what prompted a man to start shooting at police in hackensacka crime involving law enforcement, we take more personally. >> a police shootout leaves an inmate in the hospital with 14 bullet wounds and two other men are arrested. >> i didn't shoot the cop but i sold the gun. >> he had this thought in his head that he wanted to kill himself.

. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what prompted a man to start shooting at police in hackensackorcement, we take more personally. especially when someone is being shot at. >> a police shootout leaves an inmate in the hospital with 14 bullet wounds and two other men are arrested. >> i didn't shoot the cop but i sold the gun. >> he had this thought in his head that he wanted to kill himself. suicide by police, basically.

>> a dangerous drug makes a comeback in hackensack, but this time, with a dangerous twist. >> you willre really close to their moms. that's why i call them mama's boy drugs. >> my mom is afraid that she

. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what prompted a man to start shooting at police in hackensackrime involving law enforcement, we take more personally. especially somebody being shot at. >> a police shootout leaves an inmate in the hospital with 14 bullet wounds and two other men are arrested. a two other men are arrested for the connection to him. >> i didn't shoot the cop, but i sold the gun. >> he had this thought in his ad

investigators are trying to figure out what prompted a man to start shooting at police in hackensack.involving law enforcement, we take more personally. >> a police shootout leaves an inmate in the hospital with 14 bullet wounds and two other men are arrested. >> i didn't shoot the cop but i sold the gun.