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There’s a re-branding going on in Hackensack for the new year, but I’m not sure if the new nickname sounds as good as they think it does: “The Sack.” The marketing push is coming from the Hackensack Main Street Business Alliance, and according to its website, “The promise of a new day in Downtown Hackensack is emerging and THE SACK is on the verge of a revival. An incredible opportunity for new businesses or those considering relocation. Luxury apartments are ascending and the population boom will drive success for retail, trendy new restaurants, and nightlife. All of this is happe...

Just drugs. >> 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. >> a-s-a-p, asap. please get me money asap. >> we are on the same wavelength. i don't know who would have picked up on that kind of thing, but we did. >> and we once again give them cameras to record intimate details about their lives. >> if thomas were to kill someone, i would be right next to him hiding the body. the 40,000 or so residents the 40,000 or so residents of quiet hackensack, new jersey, can visit the glitz and glamour of new york ci...

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 ...

Police in tennessee are hailing 29-year-old james shaw jr. a hero after he wrestled a gun away from a man who opened fire inside a waffle house. four people were killed, four others injured. mitt romney suffered a minor setback in his bid for senate. he lost a nomination battle during utah's republican convention. it means he'll be forced into a primary race. now back to "lockup". due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. behind the walls of hackensack's bergen county jail, tensions continue to rise in one of the female housing units. >> we only have about 45 to 50 wome...

It's only 12 miles from midtown manhattan, but 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. >> this is a country club. sit and play chess all day. no problems. three tvs. it's country club. >> the country club refe...