Several new laws went into effect in North Carolina on Monday, including Iryna’s Law. The legislation was proposed following the death of a woman aboard a Charlotte light rail.
In August, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light rail in a case that sparked national attention. Weeks following the attack, legislators on Jones Street proposed a comprehensive bill, which was ultimately signed into law by Governor Josh Stein.
“There are instances all across the state where very dangerous people have committed heinous crimes and then been released on little or no bond to then commit more crimes. Sheriffs have been concerned about it. Most of those situations don’t get on video and don’t get worldwide news coverage, and I think certainly the situation in Charlotte brought this to not only the legislature’s attention, it sort of hit us all in the face with something that is clear, the problem cannot be ignored,” said Eddie Caldwell, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association.
The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association supported the bill…