Sentencing reform bill heads to Roy Cooper’s desk

Published June 18, 2020 2:00pm ET



A bill that could reduce mass incarceration in North Carolina is on its way to Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk.

The First Step Act, which was approved 119-0 by the House on Wednesday, overturns a portion of the state’s mandatory minimum sentencing statute. The Senate approved the bill, 48-0, on Tuesday.

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