Bail reform

One month after the tragic killing of 37-year-old Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, legislative leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly have unveiled a package of criminal justice reforms they say

In the wake of a shocking murder on Charlotte’s light rail system, federal lawmakers are moving swiftly to challenge controversial bail reform policies that critics say are endangering public safety.

In a move that Senate Republicans are calling a disregard for public safety, Democrats on the Senate Codes Committee voted down a series of crucial criminal justice bills proposed by