Former inmates prepare to play at Newport Jazz Festival

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- When an inmate is released from prison, there is close to a 44 percent chance they will return to prison within the first year.

But a program called "Music On The Inside" is trying to change all that.

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There is an eight-member Re-Entry Band of former inmates that is currently rehearsing for its first-ever performance at the Newport Jazz Festival.

One of the pieces they’ll be performing is a song called "Water For...