Governor Josh Stein has signed “Iryna’s Law,” a high-profile crime bill passed last week.
The legislation, named after the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska who was stabbed on a Charlotte light rail, aims to eliminate certain forms of cashless bail and establish stricter pretrial release requirements for violent offenses.
HB 307 initially had bipartisan support but sparked intense debate about Senate Republicans added an amendment that could allow North Carolina to resume executions, including methods other than lethal injection. This provision would bypass judicial blockages that have paused execution in the state since 2006…