Overcrowding is the most tangible effect the voting public cares about, because everyone understands there are limited resources and at some point you have to m

Overcrowding is the most tangible effect the voting public cares about, because everyone understands there are limited resources and at some point you have to make a decision who you want to keep in jail and who you don't. I would say most people really don't care if an innocent person is in jail. But they do care if someone they consider a threat is let out because someone they don't consider a threat is taking up a spot. Remember you're not dealing with rational beings, you're dealing with voters.