The state government is expected to announce on Friday whether Labor will act on a recommendation that illicit drug use and public order offences no longer be crimes, ahead of the release of a productivity commission report into recidivism.

In the 11th major review of Queensland’s criminal justice system in 10 years, Ms Trad asked the Productivity Commission to make recommendations to tackle the "serious and growing public policy concern" of prison overcrowding.

Someone is caught making, buying or taking drugs 10 times an hour on average in Queensland, 2019 police statistics reveal. Credit:AP

The final report will be made public on Friday.

In the draft report, released last year, the commission found that from 2012 to 2018, the number of sentenced prisoners rose by 40.2 per cent, putting pressure on the prison system.