"As a result of Realignment, county jails now house prisoners sentenced to more than a year of incarceration – offenders who previously would have been sent to state prisons. Since the Realignment initiative was first implemented, California’s jail population has predictably grown; the average daily population in local jails has increased by at least 12% – roughly equivalent to 9,000 prisoners – following Realignment.
That is, around one-third of the total state prison population reduction effectively has been shifted to county facilities. Three of the 10 largest jail systems in California have experienced increases of more than 15% in their average daily populations: Fresno (29.6%), Los Angeles (17.5%) and Riverside (18.6%). Further, as a result of Realignment, hundreds of offenders are serving lengthy sentences in jails instead of state prisons.
A February 2013 survey conducted by the California State Sheriffs’ Association found that not only were 1,109 prisoners in county jails serving 5- to 10-year sentences, but 44 were serving terms of more than 10 years. San Diego County reported it had 145 prisoners serving between 5 and 10 years, while San Bernardino County said it had 105. The longest sentence reported was 43 years"
https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2014/jun/12/consequences-californias-realignment-initiative/
If you take the cohort most likely to re-offend, that being young men with sentences that set them free while they're still young, and you transfer that population elsewhere, guess what(?), the recidivism rate goes down at the state level and increases at the local level. Of course the third component, simply not incarcerating people for crimes that used to demand incarceration because the county jails are full of state prisoners low level nuisance crime, the crime that degrades overall quality of life for most citizens increases. No arrests, no report, no statistics
Lies...damn lies... statistics.... ranting ignoramuses.