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We are attorneys, advocates, organizers, and people directly affected by North Carolina's death penalty. Please accept this letter as the first of many discussions about the death penalty, which we hope to have with your administration in the coming two years. We are honored to begin this process on behalf of North Carolinians who have experienced the traumatic loss of a loved one to murder.

We are attorneys, advocates, organizers, and people directly affected by North Carolina's death penalty. Please accept this letter as the first of many discussions about the death penalty, which we hope to have with your administration in the coming two years. We are honored to begin this process on behalf of North Carolinians who have experienced the traumatic loss of a loved one to murder.

Ambitious criminal justice reform agenda spurred by George Floyd murder makes little headway in the North Carolina General Assembly

The N.C. Senate approved a bill this week to increase penalties for demonstrators who engage in violent protests, bringing the measure just one step away from clearing the N.C. General

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The General Assembly finalized a police reform bill on Tuesday designed to get rid of undisciplined officers at North Carolina law enforcement agencies while emphasizing mental health assistance for others.

The General Assembly finalized a police reform bill on Tuesday designed to get rid of undisciplined officers at North Carolina law enforcement agencies

The General Assembly finalized a police reform bill on Tuesday designed to get rid of undisciplined officers at North Carolina law enforcement agencies

WCCB Charlottes CW July 14, 2021 RALEIGH, N.C. — A wide-ranging criminal justice measure focused on weeding out problem law enforcement officers in North Carolina and giving mental health aid to others cleared a House committee on Wednesday. The measure received broad support only after the deletion of newly crafted language that racial justice advocates argued could make it harder for victims’ family members to secure access to certain police body camera footage. Civil rights groups and De...

North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys; criminal justice reform; UNC School of Law's Prosecutors and Politics Project

WUNC In this May 2020 file photo, police officers in riot gear face a line of kneeling protesters in downtown Raleigh. Two bills — one in the state House, the other in the Senate — would stiffen penalties for damaging property or injuring others during a riot. The bills come as North Carolinians continue to protest police violence toward Black individuals. Taari Coleman felt a palpable sense of unity when she joined a large group of people in Raleigh last May to protest the police killi...