Healthcare professionals demanded we drastically reduce the jail population, so we listened. On Jan 21, the SF jail population was 1,238. On March 4, when the emergency was declared, it was 1,097. Yesterday, it was 766. Meanwhile, crime rates continue to decrease in SF.
That's what we have been doing, with the private prisons which has led to lobbyists pushing for laws to put more people in jail for longer terms. Study Shows Private Prison Companies Use Influence to Increase Incarceration https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2016/aug/22/study-shows-private-prison-companies-use-influence-increase-incarceration/ …