N.C. senators are moving forward an omnibus criminal justice reform bill that would make a wide range of changes to state law in response to recent cases of rioting, violence against first responders, and accusations of police brutality.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC's disorganized and confusing criminal code creates havoc for some people encountering the system
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last year, President Donald J. Trump and Congressional Republicans delivered landmark criminal justice reform with the North Carolina Republican Congressional delegation leading the way in the passage of the First Step Act.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 @ 1:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A newly released statewide poll from the Pretrial Justice Institute and the Charles Koch Institute seems to show North Carolinians are ready for reform of the pretrial justice system and the practice of requiring money bail
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2018 @ 7:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded passage of the First Step Act, once in a generation bipartisan legislation that reforms America's criminal justice system
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 1:33 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of bipartisan legislation he co-introduced that secures new protections for minors and improves accountability measures in the federal juvenile justice grant program
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2018 @ 8:14 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley praised Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) for his work to improve the First Step Act, bipartisan legislation to reform America's criminal justice system
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2018 @ 10:07 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the First Step Act, bipartisan legislation to reform America's criminal justice system
Published: Friday, December 7th, 2018 @ 7:29 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill into law that begins cleaning up North Carolina's criminal code
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 8:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee today, Andy Wells (R-42) introduced an important and valuable piece of legislation in the form a proposed committee substitute for House Bill 379
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 2:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During his first two years in the U.S. Senate, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has been a leading advocate for bipartisan criminal justice reform, a continuation of his successful efforts to implement reforms at the state level during his tenure as North Carolina House Speaker
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 4:42 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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A recent event hosted by the Libre Institute highlighted an issue that's gaining support across the ideological spectrum: Reforms in the criminal-justice system that would clean up the legal code, not only reducing penalties for nonviolent offenses but also removing many crimes from the books
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2016 @ 4:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A nationally recognized criminal justice reformer is confident North Carolina eventually will overturn a state law allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to be charged as adults, but acknowledges political resistance to the proposal remains.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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