> HN readers will probably thrilled to read that responsibility for over-incarceration is placed squarely on overzealous prosecutors; the rate at which arrestee

> HN readers will probably thrilled to read that responsibility for over-incarceration is placed squarely on overzealous prosecutors; the rate at which arrestees are charged with felonies has climbed sharply, despite an overall drop in crime. Might it not be a cause of the overall drop in crime? If more criminals are being held in prison for longer periods, they have less opportunity to commit new crimes, no?