“…Much of the existing literature on criminal justice policy change has focused on the impetus for or consequences of legislative reforms. For example, researchers that have investigated criminal justice responses to drug crime have attributed expanding drug war policies (e.g., three-strikes laws) to growing public anxiety about drug-related crime (Farraiolo, 2014; Hawdon, 2001; Hill, Oliver, & Marion, 2012; Meier, 1992; Omori, 2013; Wozniak, 2016). Furthermore, drug policy scholars have noted unintended consequences for offenders and communities (e.g., prison overcrowding, impact on families, etc.…”