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North Carolina legislature passes 'Iryna's Law' after refugee's stabbing death
Read full article: North Carolina legislature passes 'Iryna's Law' after refugee's stabbing deathThe North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte's light rail.
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North Carolina bill aims to stop prosecuting 6-year-olds
Read full article: North Carolina bill aims to stop prosecuting 6-year-oldsChildren as young as 6 can be prosecuted in North Carolina juvenile court — the lowest age set by law in the country — but a bipartisan effort would raise the minimum age of delinquency to 10 and move the state out of its status at the bottom.