What happened is that the ADA's workload tripled, they ran out of courtrooms (and had to get courtrooms in other counties to fill the backlog), and people were released because of their right to have a speedy trial were being infringed.
I would argue that is the correct outcome. At this point, we either adjust policy/law to reduce the backlog (decriminalize drug possession, etc). Or, we commit to the path of criminalizing everything and tax and spend accordingly.