47%

Drop in the number of people Louisiana sent to prison for drug possession during the first year of the state's criminal justice reforms. Once home to the highest rate of prisoners per capita, the state has now dropped to second-highest.

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Drop in the number of people Louisiana sent to prison for drug possession during the first year of the state's criminal justice reforms. Once home to the highest rate of prisoners per capita, the state has now dropped to second-highest.

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Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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