Georgia is the opposite situation of LA and has the highest numbers of offenders under supervision (probation/parole) in the U.S. by 300% of the next highest state, NH. Something like 6.6/100,000 (GA) versus 2/100,000 (NH).
Do we have less crime by emptying the prisons or, for instance, giving probation to sex offenders? Not really.
I think that if you scratch the feel good veneer of “justice reform” you will actually find “cost saving programs” that do not use community safety as a consideration.
Er, i mean 6.6/1,000 and 2/1,000. Oops.