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 back

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

. >>> 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 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 do

turns violent. >> [ bleep ] >>> doing time behind the walls of the bergen county jail in hackensack, new jersey, is the last place michael bates wanted to be today. not only did he recently complete a nine-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter, he's now awaiting trial on two new counts of aggravated assault. if that's not bad enough, today is his birthday and all he has is a gift from another inmate. >> he told me happy birthday and gave me toilet tissue with my name on it and gave me some of these. >> having served time before, bates knows this is no random collection of items. they're to make a device known in jail as a fifi. >> you could get a towel or whatever and you roll this up. you roll the towel up real tight and you take the glove and you stuff them inside the towel. then you take vaseline and you throw the vaseline in between the towel, the gloves, and it's called a fifi. and -- >> but bates says he has more concerns on his mind. he has a 12-year-old son that he has missed out on raising due to the years he spent behind bars. >> i'm supposed to show him exactly what he is

join today. >>> the bergen county jail in hackensack, new jersey houses an inmate who has required moreoring than most others -- david goodell. >> he likes to brag about his case. he likes to brag that he's been in the newspaper. i think because he's narcissistic, he thinks that we enjoy talking with him, that he's the big shot and look at me, i committed a heinous crime, which is not true. we don't look at him that way. but once mr. goodell attempted suicide, we had the lieutenant monitor him a lot closer. >> i came here to see how you're doing. >> he did that, he built a relationship with him, which has been very helpful as far as management of mr. goodell. >> the lieutenant is a 22-year veteran of the jail. >> you go for sentencing on the 12th, right? >> the 13th. >> when david goodell first came here, his interaction with staff was volatile, dangerous. so i established a rappaport. >> you're going to miss me when i'm gone, aren't you? >> i'm going to miss you like a hemorrhoid. >> it doesn't mean i like him. i have to manage him while he's here. >> now during one of his regular chec

♪ >>> located just across the hudson river from america's largest city, hackensack, new jersey, is oneits oldest. while some consider it a suburb of new york city, hackensack has its own character and faces its own challenges. 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 st 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 s

>> david goodell recounts his act of cold blooded murder. ♪ >>> the bergen county jail in hackensack, new jerseys about 7600 men and women every year. most will leave within a day or two. but those who cannot make bond will be assigned to a housing unit until their cases are resolved. >> let's go, gentlemen. >> the majority of stays here usually occur without incident. but not david goodell's. >> this is david's picture from the arrest the day after the murder. he had attempted suicide, at least made gestures of attempting suicide. prior to his arrest. >> after strangling his 21-year-old former girlfriend, viviana, he drove around hackensack throughout the night and the following morning with her corpse seated beside him. >> i put a hat on her, some glasses. i don't know why i was doing that, to make her look more alive, i don't know. >> he eventually pulled over and cut his wrists in an apparent suicide attempt. at some point he says he stumbled out of the car. >> next thing you know i woke up in a pool of blood with a cop saying hey buddy. hey, buddy. i was like, oh, [ bleep ]. i got up and ju

only from progressive. >>> doing time behind the walls of the bergen county jail in hackensack, new jerseyis the last place michael bates wanted to be today. not only did he recently complete a nine-year prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter, he's now awaiting trial on two new counts of aggravated assault. if that's not bad enough, today is his birthday and all he has is a gift from another inmate. >> he told me happy birthday and gave me toilet tissue with my name on it and gave me some of these. >> having served time before, bates knows this is no random collection of items. they're to make a device known in jail as a fifi. >> you could get a towel or whatever and you roll this up. you roll the towel up real tight and you take the glove and you stuff them inside the towel. then you take vaseline and you throw the vaseline in between the towel, the gloves, and it's called a fifi. and --. >> bates says he has more important concerns on his mind. he has a 12-year-old son that he has missed out on raising due to the years he spent behind bars. >> i'm supposed to show him exactly what

. >>> the new york city skyline is visible from some parts of town, hackensack, new jersey, is a smaller, quieter city of about 43,000. but like its giant neighbor, it attracts visitors from all over and that's especially apparent at a landmark just outside of downtown. the bergen county jail. >> ain't nobody in this county from this county. crazy. i'm from trenton, new jersey. >> 65% are out of county residents. a lot are for drugs. they are going into the city or coming out, they get pulled over. they use bergen county because its use of artery highways. >> most of the roughly 900 inmates housed here have been accused of crimes and are awaiting trial under the resolution of their cases. like many, deanna collins is not only from somewhere else, philadelphia, she's also facing drug charges but she's unique in another way. >> what happened to your hair? >> really? it was a process. >> at the beauty parlor? >> yeah. i had a chemical treatment. i was supposed to be doing body wave and changing my hair color and they ended up singing off my hair. now that i look like this, i look like such

. >>> the new york city skyline is visible from some parts of town, hackensack, new jersey, is a smaller, quieter city, 43,000. but like its giant neighbor, it attracts people from all over. an opposing landmark downtown, bergen county jail. >> north carolina, man. >> we got the 30 south here, north carolina. ain't nobody in this county from this county. >> nobody. >> it's crazy. >> i'm from trenton, new jersey, ready to go home. been here too long. >> 65% of our population are out of county residents. a lot are for drugs. going into the city or coming out. they use bergen county because of its artery of highway, down the eastern seaboard, so a lot of those individuals are incarcerated here. >> roughly 900 of the inmates housed here are awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. like many, deanna collins is not only from somewhere else, philadelphia, she's also facing drug charges. she's unique in another way. >> what happened to your hair? >> really? it was a process and it fell out. >> it was a process? >> yeah. chemical, just fell out. >> at the beauty parlor? >> yeah. >> i had