Report: Prison Crowding and Crime Rates Down After Realignment

Four years ago, state lawmakers made significant changes to our criminal justice system, shifting responsibility for thousands of non-violent, non-sexual and less serious felons from the state to the counties. People who would have gone to the big house served time in local jails. Opponents of the change feared a deadly crime wave. Now, a new report finds violent crime in California dropped to historic lows, while the state prison population declined to levels not seen in a couple decades.