bergen county, new jersey, ranks among america's wealthiest communities. 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 4 years old. >> most of the roughly 800 men and 50 women here have only been charged with crimes. and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. >> gentlemen, to your cells. go, fellows, 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 courts, david goodell has picked up a new skill or two. >> when i was locked in the cell by myself they kind of let me get like art activities. you got this for origami. i used to make ducks, flowers, birds, planes, like a butterfly, dinosaurs, frogs, everything. flower. it came out a little bit better, i was kind of rushing though. but it's the basic idea. >> i've been doing this job over 22 years. i believe david goodell is potentially one of the most dangerous inmates we've ever dealt with here. he's very intelligent. he can be narcissistic, self-aggrandizing. and he can be manipulative to the p

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. >> this is a country club. play chess all day. no problems. three tvs. it's country club. >> the country club reference goes back as long as i've been here. so i look at it as a compliment. a country club is a professional, well-organized, strict with rules and regulations. 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, they got good, good people. just straight up real. >> with seven prior stays, enrique cruz qualifies as the jail's unofficial tour guide. >> this spanish harlem mover, except for the white guy in the back. he's cool. that's spanish harlem. you have uptown over here. [ bleep ]. sit your ass down, man. stay still. >> over a period of 26 years, cruz has spent time not o

he's trying to make the most of his time in the bergen county jail. ouse man, or lead inmate worker, of his housing unit. >> everything's going pretty good. got, you know, back in s-4. i'm happy. everything's -- thing is are on track. >> the only compensation for a house man is more time out of his cell and extra food trays. >> trays up. >> battaglia's new cellmate jonathan bevalac works as a food server. they've created a business of sorts, trading their extra meals for commissary goods, and then they trade those items for favors or even more commissary. >> normally on the tray, i just take the main course and the snack. and i'll give away the other, you know, like they're hungry. they don't have -- they get one tray. i get three. you know, i'm feeding you and you're providing a service for me. you help me out. you clean my room, heat up my water in the morning, wash my dishes after i eat. i don't -- i won't do nothing for free. >> we have our hand in everything, food, laundry, toilet paper, anything that come in the tier we have our hand in. >> anyth

remission is possible. >>> bergen county, new jersey, is ranked as one of the most prosperous communities in the united states. but behind the walls at the bergen county jail in hackensack is a very different world. in 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. >> spread your legs. >> i personally 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. anything that doesn't belong. >> as you can see, could easily be used as a weapon. grab somebody from behind. maybe choke them. >> contraband can go from as far as a weapon and it also goes to excess. inmates are able to buy a newspaper in the commissary. if they have 50 weeks worth of newspapers, it's got to go. >> these guys are here for a long term. they accumulate more stuff. >> today julio flores will lose some excess items in his cell. >> back it up. >> inmates are allowed only two pencils in a cell, anything

hours later, collins has changed back into the dress she was wearing when she was booked into the bergen county jail cuffs and shackles. an officer escorts her to a waiting van from the gloucester county sheriff's office, where she will face new charges for fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs. ♪ >>> i guess some people look at you and don't like you for some reason. they just target in on you. >> a new inmate tries to adjust to life in jail. >> my bunky before, he kidnapped somebody at gunpoint, so you just -- you don't know who you're sleeping with. >> but he finds himself with a target on his back and the victim of violence. a drug smuggling s