All three will be released soon, but more than two-thirds of prisoners are re-incarcerated within three years.
For the past several months, the NewsHour has been granted rare access to a maximum security facility in Maryland, where a unique pilot program is trying to stop the revolving prison door from spinning.
Credits: Reported and Produced by Beth Summers, Designed and Developed by Megan Crigger, Photos by Mike Fritz, Correspondent: William Brangham
Additional contributions by Charles Anderson and John Bevir