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Prisoners released early on Wednesday in Louisiana because of a new state law that lets some nonviolent offenders with good behavior shave time off their sentences. The change is expected to drop the prison population by 10 percent and save $264 million over a decade.

Prisoners released early on Wednesday in Louisiana because of a new state law that lets some nonviolent offenders with good behavior shave time off their sentences. The change is expected to drop the prison population by 10 percent and save $264 million over a decade.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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