@ñ >>> hackensack, new jersey's bergen county jail.it is not just a lockup center, but also a drug rehabilitation center. >> we were the first correctional facility to open up a drug rehabilitation center. a couple of years ago we opened up a female drug rehabilitation center which has eight beds, and that is also successful. >> since it has more men than women, the men's side houses 18 inmates. >> i don't have amateur addicts burk the real mccoys. i have guys that live on the street and homeless, and i don't have the weekend warrior, and i have the everyday user. those are the people that we need to help right now to stop the revolving doors from coming in and out of the jails and save some money down the road for the taxpayers. >> aaron sofield is an admitted heroin addict awaiting sentence for theft and forgery, and he is three weeks into the program. >> it is the same stuff, and boring. i have been through other rehabs before, so i know what is going on. >> what do you miss? >> miss being on the streets and the rush that you get. i

>> 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 nutrition. >> i am not afraid because of it, but lack of toughness. >> 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 a sap. >> 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 somebody, 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 in less than an hour, but in the outskirts of downtown 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 o

but behind the walls at the bergen county jail in hackensack is a very different world. for the maximum security unit surprise searches for contraband are a regular part of life. >> shake downs here in the bergen county jail are performed on a continuous but sporadic basis. it's to catch the inmates off guard. i don't like that they get too comfortable being anywhere. i consider it my house you're a visitor. you get in there too comfortable too bad. >> we're looking for contraband. >> he use as weapon. grab somebody from behind. >> contraband can go from as far as a weapon and i want also goes to excess. inmates can buy a newspaper if they have 50 weeks of newspapers it's got to go. >> these guys are here for long term. they accumulate more stuff. >> today julio flores will lose some excess items in his cell. inmates are allowed only two pencils in a cell, anything over that is confiscated. >> how many pencils did you lose today? >> six, seven pencils. it's very important the pencils. >> flores relies on pencils to create his art. it brings a small touch of beauty to a s

>> a dangerous drug makes a comeback in hackensack, but this time, with a dangerous twist. >> and youll 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 am not afraid because of it, but lack of toughness. >> i am addicted to er

considered wealthy suburbs of nearby new york city but bergen has a notable city of its honey, hackensack. outside of downtown is the county's legal district home to its courthouses and the bergen county jail. >> state-of-the-art facility. we have 277 sworn officers as well as 58 civilians. >> close to 900 male and female inmates. most have only been charged with crimes and awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. >> we're out here, man, we're the belly of the beast. >> many of those cases are resolved within days, but others can drag on for years. the challenge for those inmates is learning how to cope with monotony, confinement, fear and anxiety. some meet the challenge better than others. >> dixie. dixie. >> inside one of the jail's high security units, inmate paul dixon is having a difficult time. >> paul. nobody's hurting you. put your hands through so we can get you out of here. >> dixon is naked in what is known as a single person special management cell. he was placed there earlier in the day due to erratic behavior. his clothes were replaced with a tear-proof gown to pre

>> a dangerous drug makes a comeback in city of hackensack, but this time with a dangerous twist. >>hat 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. and it's not because of lack of

>> a dangerous drug makes a comeback in hackensack, but this time, with a dangerous twist. >> and yout 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 becse

how to explain how this works is an associate fromç the hackensack medical group.ting news but can you break this down in everyday english for us. people want to hear in terms of breast cancer what the genes mean, what does this mean for a tumor. in everyday language. >> this test describes how intelligent our d.n.a., and we're learning more about what that means. we have something called tumor suppress sore genes in d.n.a. these are gateway genes, like little housekeepers to make cells don't become unruly that go on to become cancer. they clean up. that is their job. the sue -- the suppressors have their job. it looks at something, those sue suppressor genes are getting damaged. >> if those areç damaged, it indicates what? >> those patients may have an increased risk of having breast cancer return after they have already been treated for the breast cancer. >> this study is looking at women with breast cancer. if that damage is shown it would indicate the cancer will come back or is back? >> it is very early, but it is indicating in the future when put into more c

because of the low clearance over the hackensack river the ship allows ships to pass creating dplais nor rail passengers and more delays when the bridge doesn't lock into place because it's too old and doesn't work properly. delay after delay and because we are -- all because we are unwilling to invest in our infrastructure. and that's simply unacceptable. when the bridge doesn't close, trains throughout the northeast corridor are delayed while amtrak workers scramble to fix it. further adding to the problems are speed restrictions that have been in place on the bridge since 1996. these restrictions have been deemed essential to allow trains to cross safely, hardly a comforting thought for riders traveling on the corridor. mr. president, the northeast corridor is the nation's busiest rail line, serving 700,000 every day. the line supports eight commuter railroads, every day carrying over 200,000 new jersey transit passengers. so failure to invest in a modern state-of-the-art system does a disservice to all of us, certainly to the commuters and it's an economic hindrance in a region t