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GWEN IFILL (Newshour): Now the second of a two-part look at efforts to prevent felons from returning to New York's Rikers Island jail once they have served their time.
Last night, NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman reported on a new way of creating private financing for such public programs.
Tonight, he explores how the program hopes to keep participants from ending up in jail again.
It's part of his ongoing reporting Making Sense of financial news.
PAUL SOLMAN (Newshour): High school on New York City's Rikers Island, the world's largest jail. Though they make up just 6 percent of the population, the teen inmates here pose some of the biggest problems.
DORA SCHRIRO, New York City Department of Corrections: They contribute to 28 percent of all of the fights, which is the most common form of misconduct in a jail setting.
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