claim: texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in law regarding nonviolent drug offenders.
author: rick perry
evidence_1: texas department of criminal justice wanted the state legis- lature to ... of 2015,  the crime rate declined to its lowest rate since 1968.5. ultimately .... imum  sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, better utiliza- ... in other states have  improved the ability of law enforcement ... the bill changes that to zero to five  years for a.
evidence_2: texas has "the lowest crime rate in this state since 1968" because of changes in  law regarding nonviolent drug offenders. — politifact texas on tuesday, ...
evidence_3: read chapter 2 rising incarceration rates: after decades of stability from the  1920s to ... and greatly expanded drug law enforcement and imprisonment for  drug offenses, .... the most marked change in the composition of the state prison  population ... because of their very low socioeconomic status, jail inhabitants, in  irwin's ...
evidence_4: aug 17, 2016 ... texas crime rates are at historic lows and its incarceration rates are ... non-violent  offenders, which leaves more room in state lockups for the ... these successful  criminal justice reforms have resulted in improved public safety and a lower ...  and a state-wide crime rate reduced to levels not seen since 1968.
evidence_5: apr 27, 2015 ... reducing mass incarceration is now one of the few issues on which ... half of  state prisoners are behind bars for nonviolent crimes; half of ... change criminal  laws to remove prison as an option for most low- ... it also saved $2 billion, closed  three prisons, and dropped its crime rate to the lowest since 1968.