re: Louisiana could lengthen probation period after shortening it 5 months ago

Longer probation gives defense and prosecutors more room to bargain. And good on lengthening it—three year probabtion is going to kill drug court, the most effective rehabilitation for drug heads.

Edit: also, the state is already severely understaffed on public defenders. No way in hell can we be going to court and wasting time for every little probation talk as is. Tripling the workload? Ain’t nobody’s rights gonna be taken care of.