Breaking News: Governor Jindal announced he signed five Louisiana Sentencing Commission bills into law, which will reform and improve the state’s criminal justice system.

There is no doubt that Georgia’s criminal justice system is in a crisis. Georgia’s tough on crime practices have put an enormous number of people behind bars. As a result, Georgia taxpayers are pouring money into a prison system they can not afford. Georgia has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. Many non-violent offenders are serving time behind bars instead of taking advantage of outside treatment programs, reserve costly beds for truly dangerous offenders, and focus on keeping former inmates accountable upon release. The vast growth of Georgia’s prison system has led to a system that is not working.

South Carolina has responded to its criminal justice crisis by adopting a package of reforms based on sound evidence of what works to cut costs, hold offenders accountable, and increase public safety.